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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.
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Summit affirms need to hold bishops accountable, U.S. cardinal says
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo attended the Feb. 21-24 summit as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Patrick Hart, last secretary for Thomas Merton, dies at 93
For decades, Patrick Hart was the literary executor of Thomas Merton’s works and the custodian of the legacy of the 20th century’s most prominent religious seekers and teachers.
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U.S. cardinals hope new accountability stops abusers in future
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two U.S. cardinals attending the Vatican’s sex abuse prevention summit said Friday that the downfall of their former colleague, Theodore McCarrick, was sad for the Catholic church but they hoped a new spirit of accountability would prevent future cover-ups of bishop misconduct. Cardinals Sean O’Malley of Boston and Blase Cupich of […]