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Federal judge says abortifacients lawsuit can proceed against Notre Dame
IMAGE: CNS illustration/handout, Irish 4 Reproductive Health By Ann Carey SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) — A lawsuit to force the University of Notre Dame to provide free contraceptives and abortifacient drugs in its health plans will proceed after receiving a green light from a federal district court in South Bend. …
Update: Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yad Vashem Archives via Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past. …
God’s word brings light to life’s dark corners, pope says at Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God’s saving word doesn’t seek pristine and safe places to reside but instead goes in search of the dark corners of people’s lives that it can brighten, Pope Francis said. By taking his ministry to the "periphery" of …
Trump tells March for Life attendees he welcomes their commitment to life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump credited attendees at the 47th annual March for Life for their commitment to protect the life of unborn and born children. "Together we are the voice for the voiceless," Trump told tens of thousands of people …
Pope Francis ‘has our backs’ on pro-life cause, says archbishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis "has our backs" in the pro-life cause, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, said to applause in his Jan. 23 homily at the opening Mass of the National Vigil for Life. During an "ad limina" meeting …
Pope, Pence meet at the Vatican
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After Pope Francis and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met privately for nearly an hour at the Vatican, Pence told the pope that his Roman Catholic mother will be pleased with the visit. "Thank you, Your Holiness. You …
Bishops express sorrow, support after U.S. firefighters die in Australia
IMAGE: CNS photo/AAP Image, Coulson Aviation via Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Representatives of the U.S. bishops expressed sorrow after three U.S. firefighters died in an air crash while fighting bushfires in Australia. "As the people of Australia continue to endure terrible fires, let us renew our prayer and generosity. …
Archbishop Chaput says successor is ‘exactly the man our church needs’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPh By Matthew Gambino PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Proclaiming his successor as "exactly the man our church needs," Archbishop Charles J. Chaput introduced Bishop Nelson J. Perez, whom Pope Francis named as the next archbishop of Philadelphia, at a Jan. 23 news conference in Philadelphia. He will …
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman asks Catholics to serve mothers in need
IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — In marking the "sorrowful anniversary" Jan. 22 of the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing abortion nationwide, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee said the Catholic Church’s pastoral response to all mothers in need "will soon intensify." The nation’s Catholic bishops …
Hospitality is an important ecumenical virtue, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Showing hospitality makes a person a better human being and a better Christian and is an important part of promoting Christian unity, Pope Francis said. "Working together to live with ecumenical hospitality, particularly toward those whose lives …