“Our nation is better than infanticide,” the archbishop said. “Babies born alive during the process of abortion deserve the same care and medical assistance as any other newborn.”
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Are women’s voices being silenced at the Vatican?
Ms. Scaraffia described the spaces women have carved out for themselves to speak freely as “a hidden schism in the church, where the religious are separating themselves from the church.”
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Which Democratic presidential hopefuls are talking about their faith?
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., responded to a question about his religious views by talking about his own faith and what he sees as a distortion of Christianity among U.S. conservatives.
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San Quentin’s chaplain: California’s death penalty moratorium has given us hope
Everything about the death penalty system seemed to be designed to deny hope.
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After Vatican abuse summit, survivors express disappointment and call for concrete reforms
Survivors of abuse and their advocacy organizations had expressed frustration with the lack of specific recommendations at the conclusion of the Vatican summit.
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Vatican sex abuse summit: what you need to know
Daily news and analysis of the historic gathering of bishops from 130 countries for a summit on the protection of children
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One-third of U.S. bishops believe church ‘should’ ordain women as deacons
According to a report released by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University on Jan. 22, just 33 percent of bishops in the United States think the church “should” ordain women as deacons.
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What will Pope Francis do with research on women deacons?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we explore the topic of women deacons.
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Are the U.S. and China engaged in a trade war? Depends on whom you ask.
The press in China does not make any mention of an impending “trade war”—only trade frictions.
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How Catholics spearheaded efforts to combat climate change in 2018
Catholic organizations called for greater personal responsibility in tackling climate change and stepped up their advocacy in opposing the rollback of U.S. environmental regulations during the last year.