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Spain ombudsman ‘concerned’ that most doctors refuse to perform abortions

July 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Spanish Ombudsman Ángel Gabilondo “warned” that in Madrid abortions are not performed in public hospitals, a situation that “should be subject to analysis.” / Credit: Congress of Deputies (Spain)

Denver Newsroom, Jul 14, 2022 / 20:00 pm (CNA).
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New report finds freedom of conscience under threat in France, Spain, and Sweden

December 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Rome Newsroom, Dec 7, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
A new report published Tuesday highlighted concerns that the right to conscientious objection is under threat in France, Spain, and Sweden.The Observatory on Intol… […]

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San Diego diocesan schools to accept personal belief exemption from student Covid vaccine mandate

November 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

null / Ira Lichi/Shutterstock.

San Diego, Calif., Nov 8, 2021 / 14:47 pm (CNA).
Catholic schools in the Diocese of San Diego will accept “any” personal belief exemption for the coronavirus vaccine once California’s mandate for schoolchildren goe… […]

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Pope Francis defends conscientious objection to abortion, euthanasia in healthcare

October 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis meets participants in a congress promoted by the Italian Society of Hospital Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services of Health Authorities at the Vatican, Oct. 14, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 14, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Con… […]

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Spanish medical body: Threat to conscientious objection on abortion ‘unacceptable, illegal, and unjust’

July 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Spanish Equality Minister Irene Montero speaks after the Council of Ministers, March 3, 2020. / La Moncloa – Gobierno de España via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Madrid, Spain, Jul 14, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
A body representing Spain’s medical colleg… […]

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Eucharistic coherence and the USCCB spring meeting: Five questions you need answered

June 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A priest distributes Holy Communion. / Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images

Denver Newsroom, Jun 11, 2021 / 22:00 pm (CNA).
Where did the term eucharistic coherence originate?The term eucharistic coherence originated in the final document of the Fif… […]

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