The bishops deem it possible in certain cases to allow the Eucharist to be given to a non-Catholic spouse in a mixed-denomination marriage.
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In France, Caritas helps asylum seekers sleeping in Calais woods
This is the last leg of a journey that started in Eritrea, Afghanistan or Iraq.
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Rome Colosseum bathed in red in honor of modern martyrs
The Colosseum has long been a symbol of the persecution of early Christians.
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Oxfam scandal provokes U.K. political debate on overseas aid
Recent allegations about one of the United Kingdom’s biggest and best-known charities has driven increased demands from some quarters that overseas aid be reduced, if not abolished completely.
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Nun’s recovery recognized as 70th official miraculous healing at Lourdes
In November 2016, the International Medical Committee of Lourdes confirmed the nun’s “unexplained healing, in the current state of scientific knowledge.”
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St. James and the road of life
A pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago has historically been many things, including, in the Middle Ages, a penance for one’s sins. Last year, 277,915 athletes, bikers, families and friends made the Way of St. James a challenge, vacation or spiritual experience.
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British lawyer says no buffer zones needed around abortion clinics
Local councils in London, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Manchester are considering establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics.
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German cardinal urges pastoral care of gay couples
On Wednesday, the German bishops’ conference sought to correct reports that the cardinal endorsed the blessing of same-sex unions.
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Polish president signs law barring some Holocaust speech
The law has fueled a diplomatic crisis with Israel, which fears it would enable Poland to whitewash the role of the Poles who killed or denounced Jews during the Holocaust.
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Who is Madeleine Delbrêl—the “French Dorothy Day” Pope Francis made venerable this weekend?
Madeleine Delbrêl is a saint for the rest of us.