Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.
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Irish prime minister: Unwed mothers and their children paid a heavy price for a ‘perverse religious morality’
A long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies in Ireland, where thousands of infants died.
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Vatican: No ashes on foreheads this Ash Wednesday
The Vatican asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than making a cross on people’s foreheads.
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Father Frank Pavone, controversial head of Priests for Life, to be honored by Legionaries of Christ in Rome
The Legionaries of Christ university in Rome plans to honor Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, with its “A Life for Life” award.
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Pope Francis’ personal doctor has died of Covid-19 complications
Fabrizio Soccorsi, Pope Francis’ personal doctor, died Jan. 9 of complications caused by Covid-19.
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Pope Francis changes canon law: ministries of acolyte and lector open to women
Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person”—women and men—Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.
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Warnock and Biden victories give new momentum to religious liberals
The Rev. and Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock shares more than a party with President-elect Joe Biden: Both Democrats made faith a central part of their political identity on the campaign trail — and their victories are emboldening religious liberals.
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Catholic moral theology could light the way for a post-Trump, populist Republican Party
The power of Catholic moral theological vision can be substantial and nuanced, and could be the way for the GOP to evolve after the turbulence of the past few years.
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‘Democracy under siege’: Catholics around the world express shock at the attack on Capitol Hill
The breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 sent shock waves around the world.
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Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol as lawmakers are evacuated
The protesters were egged on for weeks by Trump, who since the November presidential election had launched a barrage of false attacks on the integrity of the results.