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Lights burn inside U.S. Supreme Court offices in Washington May 2, 2022, after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year.

Leaked draft of U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision

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The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica is pictured through the colonnade at the Vatican Jan. 26, 2022. The Vatican has released a budget project that foresees a deficit of $37.1 million in 2022.

Vatican removes Ohio priest from ministry after abuse allegations

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The Vatican permanently removed from priestly ministry a retired priest of the Diocese of Toledo who was accused of multiple allegations of sexually abusing a minor.

Pope Francis releases a white dove during a memorial prayer for the victims of the war at Hosh al-Bieaa (church square) in Mosul, Iraq, in this March 7, 2021, file photo. Being against war demands courageous craftsmanship, the Pope wrote in the forward to a new book.

Book compiles Pope Francis' commentaries on war and peace

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Being against war and for peace requires more than urgent appeals and treaties, according to Pope Francis. It requires a demanding, lifelong process that starts in the human heart and boldly expands outward into a broken world, he has said.

A pro-life activist holds a replica of a fetus outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 29, 2020.

Political party says Germany should keep its ban on advertising abortions

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The Alternative for Germany party is urging the government to keep the ban on advertising abortions, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.

Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo is pictured at the Jesuit headquarters in Rome Sept. 22, 2021. In mid-April, after the cardinal criticized the government, Peru’s prime minister called him a “miserable” person.

Bishops say Peru can’t withstand ‘instability’

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Peru’s Catholic bishops published a two-page plea to the country’s leaders, urging them to address the current political crisis with “greater responsibility” and take “radical measures” to fight corruption.

Sri Lankans living in Italy hold a sign calling for justice for the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka in St. Peter’s Square April 25.

Pope Francis calls for truth about 2019 Easter bombings

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Three years after multiple bombings killed more than 260 people on Easter and lingering questions remain about those behind the attacks, Pope Francis appealed to Sri Lankan authorities to shed light on what happened.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the cheering crowd at his victory rally at the Champs de Mars in Paris April 24, 2022, after being reelected as president.

French election results show 'increasing rupture' says bishops' leader

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The head of the French bishops' conference welcomed the reelection of President Emmanuel Macron, but also warned of growing social divisions, after the vote was marred the stabbing of a Catholic priest and nun.

Lebanese military members search for survivors off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon, April 24, 2022, after a boat carrying more than 80 migrants capsized.

Lebanon sea tragedy is 'proof' of Lebanese crisis, says Caritas president

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The capsizing of a small boat overloaded with passengers trying to illegally leave Lebanon is "the biggest proof of the terrible crisis" that the country is enduring as it continues to sink economically, said Carmelite Father Michel Abboud, president of Caritas Lebanon.

David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, holds a timeline as he speaks with journalists following a meeting of a Canadian Métis delegation with Pope Francis at the Vatican April 21, 2022.

Pope Francis meets with Manitoba Métis Federation

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The head of the Manitoba Métis Federation said his group's meeting with Pope Francis was an emotional encounter centered on reconciliation between the Indigenous community and the Catholic Church.

Australian bishops ask voters to remember nation’s most vulnerable

Australian bishops ask voters to remember nation’s most vulnerable

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Catholic bishops urged Australians to consider the nation’s most vulnerable people when voting in federal elections May 21.

A woman with a child evacuates from a residential building damaged by Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 16, 2022.

Ukrainian sociologist Mychailo Wynnyckyj criticizes Pope Francis’ outreach to Russia

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I was baptized a Ukrainian Catholic. My wife and I were married in a Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kyiv, and our children were all baptized in this faith as well. Our church has a Patriarch (i.e., a separate hierarchy from Roman Catholics), but we recognize the spiritual supremacy of the Pope. In Ukraine, the Ukrainian Catholic Church follows the Julian calendar which means Easter will be celebrated next week.

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