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Dutch cardinal: Euthanasia for children continues 'slippery slope'
By Simon Caldwell, Catholic News ServiceMANCHESTER, England -- Proposals to amend Dutch law to allow the euthanasia of children represent the latest descent down the "slippery slope" of the killing of patients by doctors, a cardinal said.
Three killed in terror attack in Nice basilica
By Simon Caldwell, Catholic News ServiceMANCHESTER, England -- French bishops ordered a "death knell" to ring from every church of their country Oct. 29 after three people were hacked to death in a basilica in the southern Mediterranean city of Nice.
Unofficial Wisconsin Catholic paper takes aim at voters
By Sam Lucero, Catholic News ServiceGREEN BAY, Wis. -- Ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election, a publication mailed to Catholic homes around Wisconsin is seeking to influence the vote of readers.
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- A divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a justice for the Supreme Court the evening of Oct. 26 and soon afterward she was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas at a White House ceremony.
Protesters target churchgoers in Poland over abortion ruling
By Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News ServiceWARSAW, Poland -- Poland's bishops' conference decried attacks on churches by demonstrators protesting a near-total ban on abortions by the country's Constitutional Court and urged restraint from violence and dialogue.
Focolare to promise investigation of handling abuse claims
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceROME -- The president of Focolare has accepted the resignations of the lay movement's top leaders in France and announced the group will ask an independent committee to investigate how allegations of the sexual abuse of minors have been handled.
Judiciary Committee votes to send Barrett nomination to full Senate
By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court will now go to the full Senate for a confirmation vote, which could take place Oct. 29. Only 51 one votes are needed for confirmation.
Terrorists ‘utter disdain for life’ condemned
By Catholic News ServiceUNITED NATIONS -- Terrorism violates human dignity and fundamental human rights and threatens international security and sustainable development because it targets civilians, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations said.
French bishops join Muslim leaders in condemning beheading of teacher
By Catholic News ServicePARIS -- France's Catholic bishops have joined Muslim leaders in condemning the beheading of a teacher in a Paris suburb.
Armenian Orthodox leader warns of possible genocide in disputed territory
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, said the escalating violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has the potential to become another genocide of the Armenian people.
Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests
By Catholic News ServiceSANTIAGO, Chile -- Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.