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British cardinal says a legalized ‘right to die’ becomes a ‘duty to die’

If assisted suicide is legalized in Britain, “a key protection of human life falls away,” according to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and Archbishop of Westminster.

Posted Oct 11, 2024

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Notre Dame to explore faith-based ethical uses of AI

The University of Notre Dame has announced that it will develop faith-based frameworks for ethical uses of the technology.

Posted Oct 11, 2024

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Italian priest celebrates 4th anniversary of his release from captivity in Niger

An Italian priest has celebrated four years of freedom after his 2020 release from captivity in Niger.

Posted Oct 11, 2024

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Most Catholics in England say abuse crisis has weakened Church’s moral authority

A new report says Catholics in England and Wales have been deeply affected by the clergy sexual abuse crisis, with a third of Mass goers saying they reduced attendance to church or even stopped going altogether because of the issue.

Posted Oct 10, 2024

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Former member of Peru women’s group questions its viability

A former member of a Peru-based women’s lay consecrated group whose male branch is currently under Vatican investigation has voiced doubt about the group’s long-term future, arguing that there was never any founding “charism” to begin with.

Posted Oct 10, 2024

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English bishop says Assisted Suicide Bill will make medical staff ‘accessories in killing’

– A member of the British Parliament will be submitting a bill to legalize “assisted dying” in the country, a move one bishop says “is gravely immoral and a danger to our society.”

Posted Oct 10, 2024

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German-born priest acquitted of abuse charge in Bolivia

Amid numerous abuse scandals involving the clergy in Bolivia, the bishops’ conference made a point of releasing a statement on Oct. 7 about a priest who was acquitted of an abuse charge.

Posted Oct 10, 2024

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Bishop calls for employers to ‘recognize and respond’ to workers’ mental health needs

A Catholic bishop in England is calling on employers to recognize and respond to the mental health needs of their workers.

Posted Oct 10, 2024

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San Francisco archbishop questions ballot initiative to identify pro-life pregnancy centers

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is asking the local faithful “why would anyone want to stigmatize a primary health care facility and a pregnancy resource center that gives pregnant women support for having their babies?”

Posted Oct 09, 2024

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Can a ‘Synodal Church’ exist under Papal Primacy?

As the last session of the Synod on Synodality continues its second week, an interview published on Tuesday gives some more insight on Pope Francis’s vision of the role of synodality in the Church today.

Posted Oct 09, 2024

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