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June 2019

June 25

English bishops praise ruling that mentally disabled woman can give birth

June 25, 2019

LONDON -- English bishops welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling that a pregnant mentally disabled woman did not need to have an abortion.

Cardinal Burke cuts ties with institute, citing its alignment with Bannon

June 25, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has resigned from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, saying it has become "more and more identified with the political program" of Steve Bannon.

June 26

'Robust' religious freedom, education seen as key to countering attacks

June 26, 2019

UNITED NATIONS -- Many terrorist attacks and other violence against houses of worship, religious sites and faith communities around the world "are finally receiving the attention, condemnation and committed response they deserve," Archbishop Bernardito Auza said June 24 at the United Nations.

Wednesday Audience: Christian community a place of welcome, solidarity

June 26, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness to God's love by loving and caring for one another, Pope Francis said.

U.S. bishops join Pope Francis reacting to photos of drowned migrant father, child

June 26, 2019

WASHINGTON -- U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned near the U.S. border with Mexico.

Bishops in Central African Republic warn of cycle of violence from gangs

June 26, 2019

BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic have condemned actions by an armed gang loyal to the country's president and warned of growing exasperation with empty peace pledges.

Speaking Out: Still learning from my Camino

June 26, 2019

When people find out that I’ve walked the Camino Portugués across Europe, I am often asked: What made you want to do it? When I take a moment to reflect, I cannot think of anything specific.

Mary Marrocco: What is the measure of our listening?

June 26, 2019

Is it getting harder for us to listen?

State Department report details attacks against religious freedom worldwide

June 26, 2019

WASHINGTON -- The State Department's newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in their respective countries.

June 27

Doctors are called to be ‘servants’ of life

June 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Catholic doctors have a mission to show God’s compassionate love to those who are suffering and to defend life at all stages, Pope Francis said.

Indiana abortion facility will operate without license until hearing

June 27, 2019

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After a nearly two-year legal battle, an unlicensed abortion facility started booking appointments in a location in South Bend June 19 and planned to begin offering chemical abortions the week of June 23 amid strong objections from the local community.

Pope Francis: Must overcome indifference, apathy to fight hunger

June 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- If the world is to succeed in eradicating the scourge of hunger, it must first fight against the indifference, apathy and broken promises that allow the crisis to continue, Pope Francis said.

France’s mandatory teen service program draws serious religious freedom concerns

June 27, 2019

PARIS, France (CNA) -- France’s soon-to-be mandatory Universal National Service program for teens has drawn serious religious freedom concerns, with critics noting that the program prohibits religious symbols, does not allow conscripts to leave for religious services, and fails to accommodate religious dietary restrictions.

Register’s Michael Swan wins top award

June 27, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nobody in the Catholic press does it better than Michael Swan.

Pope Francis gives seafarer chaplains special powers

June 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis gave priests who minister to seafarers special permission to grant absolution for sins that usually would require the intervention of a bishop or the Vatican itself.

Editorial: Well done, Mr. Swan

June 27, 2019

It’s impolite to brag, we’re told, so our apologies off the top for this boastful editorial.

Bob Brehl: Is Klotho the key to solving Alzheimer’s?

June 27, 2019

Invited to the Ideacity conference in June, I was listening to an eclectic string of interesting speakers, from a British historian describing what Jesus really looked like to the rise of anti-Semitism in Canada and around the world.

Married priest debate set to rise again

June 27, 2019

When bishops start talking this fall about ordaining married men to serve as priests in their own, remote, Indigenous communities in the Amazon, bishops in northern Canada will be listening closely.

Readers Speak Out: June 30, 2019

June 27, 2019

Conscience rights A recent column by Charles Lewis highlighted the desire for legislative protection for health care workers in the area of conscience rights in our province. It is an important issue that deserves our attention and that of our provincial legislators. However, I believe that the column unfairly targeted then provincial Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek (currently Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks).

June 28

Bishops in Ivory Coast warn communal tensions could lead to civil war

June 28, 2019

AGBOVILLE, Ivory Coast -- Bishops in the Ivory Coast have warned of a new civil war in the run-up to 2020 elections, unless urgent action is taken to ease communal tensions and withdraw weapons in West African state.