Pope Francis has been managing church-state relations well since Javier Milei’s election, while the church hierarchy in Argentina has kept a cautious and skeptical distance from the country’s new leader.
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Will Canada allow autism to become a justification for assisted suicide?
A court decision in Canada crossed a regrettable, if predictable, redline. For the first time, a young woman successfully applied to proceed with medical assistance in dying based on her autism diagnosis.
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Record 12,000 people were baptized in France on Easter
Record-breaking surge in Easter baptisms reflects shifting religious landscape in France, with increasing numbers of adults and adolescents seeking entry into the Church amidst what many describe as accelerated de-Christianization.
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The world is terrible at protecting children in conflict zones
While some children have been evacuated from conflict, more than 1.1 million children in Gaza and 3.7 million in Haiti have been left behind to face the rampaging adult world around them.
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Ukraine’s top Catholic bishop: Pope Francis’ calls for negotiations with Russia are ‘deeply hurtful’
Ukrainians had already experienced a “crisis of faith in the pope’s primacy,” Major Archbishop Shevchuk said, and that the pope’s latest statements were “deeply hurtful.”
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On Óscar Romero’s feast day, El Salvador may have peace from gangs. But at what cost?
President Bukele has used his emergency powers to detain more than 78,000 suspected gang members in security sweeps that human rights groups charge are often arbitrary and violent.
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‘Nowhere is safe’: The state of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
In Gaza, “nowhere is safe” and “hunger is everywhere.”
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Pro-life groups gear up to counter historic French vote on abortion
After France became the first country in the world to enshrine abortion as a “guaranteed freedom” into its constitution, pro-life leaders say they are mobilizing to counteract the unprecedented move.
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Irish voters resoundingly reject proposals to redefine family, undermine motherhood
In the highest-ever “no” vote in Irish referendum history, Irish voters rejected amendments that would widen the definition of marriage and remove a clause that reinforced women’s role in the home.
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Empower women and girls by supporting these Catholic charities
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the staff at America has assembled a list highlighting of some Catholic charities working to better the lives of women and girls across the globe.