Pope Francis helped launch a new mobile app and online platform connecting people around the world in prayer.
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Bishop says N.Y. abortion bill is ‘Death Star’ that must not become law
Albany’s Catholic bishop has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to stop the “Death Star” as he called a bill in the state Legislature to expand current state law on abortion that has the full backing of Cuomo, a Catholic.
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Pope advances sainthood causes for 17 women
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of three women and recognized the martyrdom of 14 religious sisters who were killed during the Spanish Civil War.
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Father Hans Zollner: A global response to abuse is already underway
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By summoning leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences and top representatives of religious orders to the Vatican in February to address the abuse crisis and the protection of minors, Pope Francis is sending the message that the need for safeguarding is a global issue. Even though media attention and public fallout […]
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Hysterectomy can be morally licit in limited situations, Vatican says
The church teaches that sterilization is morally unacceptable, but a hysterectomy could be if the uterus could not sustain a pregnancy, according to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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Are robots pro-life? The Vatican investigates.
Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human, the Pontifical Academy for Life is zeroing in on the world of robots and machines powered by artificial intelligence.
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Vietnam and the Vatican agree to upgrade diplomatic relations in near future
“They shared the belief that this step will help relations between the two sides grow and develop further,” said the statement, released Dec. 20.
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Italian bishops approve new translation of the Our Father
The bishops also approved two proposals made by their safeguarding commission concerning the protection of minors and vulnerable adults.
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Everyone must respect the basic human rights of all human beings, pope says
In a message for Human Rights Day (December 10, 2018), Pope Francis points out the kinds of injustices that afflict the world today.
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Pope expresses condolences for death of former President Bush
Pope Francis expressed his condolences for the death of the 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush.