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It’s official: St. Irenaeus to be declared a Doctor of the Church

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130-202). / Public Domain.

Vatican City, Jan 20, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
St. Irenaeus of Lyon is one step closer to being the first martyr to be declared a Doctor of the Church.Pope Francis met with the head of the Vati… […]

Pope Francis: Human life is the most valuable work asset

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis met the Italian Association of Private Construction Contractors on Jan. 20, 2022 / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 20, 2022 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said Thursday that human life is the most important asset to protect in the… […]

Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI is praying for victims in wake of Munich abuse report

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA.

Vatican City, Jan 20, 2022 / 10:57 am (CNA).
Archbishop Georg Gänswein said on Thursday that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse … […]

Roman Curia’s annual Lenten retreat changed again due to COVID-19

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis takes part in the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, on March 6-10, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media. / null

Vatican City, Jan 20, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
For the third consecutive year, Pope Francis will not be gathering to… […]

Pro-life group criticizes Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

French President Emmanuel Macron. / Frederic Legrand – COMEO/Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Jan 20, 2022 / 07:05 am (CNA).
A pro-life group in France has denounced President Emmanuel Macron’s call to add abortion to the EU Charter of Fundamental … […]

Top official won’t join Order of Malta reform working group, citing threat to sovereignty

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Albrecht von Boeselager. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Rome, Italy, Jan 20, 2022 / 06:25 am (CNA).
A top Order of Malta official has said that he won’t join a working group on the reform of the 1,000-year-old institution, citing a threat to its sovereig… […]

Benedict XVI, Cardinal Marx faulted in Munich abuse report

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Suicasmo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Munich, Germany, Jan 20, 2022 / 05:49 am (CNA).
A long-awaited report on the handling of abuse cases in Germany’s Archdiocese of… […]

Italian Catholic doctors: Assisted suicide is not a dignified death

January 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Video_Creative / Shutterstock.

Rome, Italy, Jan 19, 2022 / 18:10 pm (CNA).
As the Italian parliament debates whether to pass a bill to decriminalize assisted suicide, an association of Catholic doctors has emphasized that a dignified death “can… […]

Scholarships, loan relief for abortion workers in California budget proposal

January 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

The California capitol. / Willem van Bergen (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Sacramento, Calif., Jan 19, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
California health care workers who commit to providing abortions could see their student loans repaid and prospective abortion indust… […]

Supreme Court hears Boston free speech case involving Christian organization

January 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Boston City Hall / andrewjsan via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2022 / 16:40 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving the city of Boston’s refusal to raise a flag with Christian imagery in … […]

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