The ruling comes in a case filed by Dr. Roger Kligler, a retired physician from Cape Cod who has advanced prostate cancer, and Dr. Alan Steinbach, who treats terminally ill patients.
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U.S. Bishops find hope and humor during ‘ad limina’ meeting with Pope Francis
Bishops from U.S. Region VIII — North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota — met the pope on the first day of their “ad limina” visit.
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Indian Catholics: Court ruling on madrassas will affect Catholic schools
The Catholic Church runs some 54,000 educational institutions in the country, and at least half of them get financial aid from the state.
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U.S.C.C.B. president urges world leaders to pursue dialogue and seek peace
The statement from Archbishop Gomez comes five days after the U.S. launched a drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.
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As violence escalates in Myanmar, bishop calls for dialogue
Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho has called for dialogue among all parties as violence escalates in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
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First clergy abuse lawsuits under new California law announced
The announcement from Jeff Anderson & Associates included plans for the law firm to file suits in the Archdioceses of Los Angeles and San Francisco and the Dioceses of Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, Oakland, San Jose and Santa Rosa.
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Catholic, Christian, Muslim voices condemn knife attack on N.Y. rabbi
A host of voices from throughout the religious spectrum condemned the Dec. 28 knife attack at the suburban New York City home of a Hasidic rabbi that wounded five, one of them critically.
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Pope Francis pays surprise visit to Rome high school
Some 800 students met Pope Francis there Dec. 20; he was ready to listen to their questions and offer his reflections.
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Cardinal Tagle: Evangelization happens in Philippine shopping malls
In the Philippines, the Christmas spirit can be found in a shopping mall chapel.
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House bill improves existing system for farmworkers, farmers, say bishops
The measure, H.R. 4916, which now goes to the Senate for a vote, would improve conditions for immigrant farmworkers and their families