“I think the fact that she’s a Catholic and still pushed this investigation forward shows that she did it at great cost.”
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What happens when a Catholic priest fathers a child? A Vatican cardinal answers
The church rules insist that the priest provide economic support for the children, he said, but they also recognize that the duties and responsibilities of fatherhood go beyond that to include affection and education, especially in the first years of the child’s life.
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Cardinal: Amazon synod to focus on climate change, not married priests
The Peruvian cardinal was in Rome for a conference sponsored by the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishop centered on the topics that will be discussed at the synod Oct. 6-27.
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In fight over Protestant-only foster agency, a lawsuit asks: Who is a Christian?
“It’s a pretty common belief here in the South that Catholics are not Christian.”
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New poll: Big majorities of Democrats and young people reject late-term abortion
A recent Marist poll has found that Americans are about evenly split when it comes to their views on abortion. In a shift from the previous month’s poll, more people who are under the age of 45 and who are Democrats and younger people have identified themselves with the pro-life position.
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Measure to protect babies who survive abortion fails in Senate 53-44
The U. S. Senate voted down (53-44) a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), called “The Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act” which would have required immediate medical attention for babies that are born alive after an abortion.
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Thieves break into Dublin church, steal head of mummy
Thieves vandalized the crypt and took the head of an 800-year-old mummy known as “the Crusader.”
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Cardinal Pell, most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse, convicted
He faces a potential maximum 50-year prison term after a sentencing hearing that begins on Wednesday.
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California bill would lift confessional seal if penitent confesses to sexual abuse
Under a bill called: “”Removing Clergy Exemption from Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting,” a controversial new measure offered by a California state senator, priests would be required to report to civil authorities what they learn in confession about sexual abuse.
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Trump sets up abortion obstacles, barring clinic referrals
The Trump administration on Friday set up new obstacles for women seeking abortions, barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals.