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Breaking: European Parliament backs ‘extreme’ abortion report despite protests

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. / MichalPL via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Brussels, Belgium, Jun 24, 2021 / 10:31 am (CNA).
The European Parliament voted Thursday in favor of a report describing abortion as “ess… […]

Coalition of state attorneys general ask Congress to restore Hyde Amendment

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Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general asked Congress this week to restore a prohibition on federal funding of abortions, after it was omitted from Pres… […]

Police investigate after two Catholic churches burn on British Columbia tribal lands

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Gregory Mission, Osoyoos Indian Reserve, British Columbia, Canada / Roman Catholic Parish of Christ the King, Oliver, British Columbia, Canada

Denver Newsroom, Jun 24, 2021 / 08:15 am (CNA).
Two Catholic churches in the same region of Britis… […]

Adoration is like radiotherapy for our sinfulness, says Vatican’s new liturgy chief

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament. / Sidney de Almeida/Shutterstock

Vatican City, Jun 24, 2021 / 06:17 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s new liturgy chief has recommended the practice of adoration to help increase awareness of Christ’s presence in the Eu… […]

Kidnappers free Catholic priest and four others in Mali

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The flag of Mali. / Railway fx via Shutterstock.

Bamako, Mali, Jun 24, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Kidnappers freed a Catholic priest and four other people on Wednesday in the West African nation of Mali.Gunmen released Fr. Léon Douyon on June 23, 72… […]

Louisiana governor vetoes women’s sports bill 

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Washington D.C., Jun 23, 2021 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have prohibited student athletes from competing in single-sex athletic events opposite th… […]

Portland archbishop welcomes ‘Eucharistic Revival,’ emphasizes worthy reception of Communion

June 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Alexander Sample during Mass at St. John the Baptist Church in Milwaukie, Oregon, in 2019. / Ed Langlois

Denver Newsroom, Jun 23, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon last week praised a new “Eucharis… […]

USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat: Congress must prevent taxpayer-funded abortion

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Washington D.C., Jun 23, 2021 / 16:35 pm (CNA).
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected an opportunity to vote on a prohibition of taxpayer-funded abortion.On Tuesday evening, House Republican lea… […]

Priest ordained in Spanish diocese after almost 11 years without vocations

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Priestly ordination / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Denver Newsroom, Jun 23, 2021 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
On June 20, Bishop César Franco of the Diocese of Segovia, Spain, ordained Álvaro Marín Molinera to the priesthood – almost 11 years after the last priest wa… […]

Why a bishop in Taiwan resigned only six months after installation

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Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Denver Newsroom, Jun 23, 2021 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Tainan in Taiwan resigned six months after his ordination and installation on Jan. 1, 2021, citing physical and mental problems.Pope Francis … […]

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