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By Catholic News Service
MANCHESTER, England — The British Parliament threw out an attempt to legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales. Amendment 170 to the Health and Social Care Bill would have forced the British government to introduce assisted suicide legislation in the near future. But members of the House of Lords, Britain’s second political chamber, rejected the […]
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By Russell Shaw
Something unusual happened last month at the session during which President Joe Biden introduced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his choice for the Supreme Court. When her turn to speak came, she began by thanking not Biden but God. These days nominees for high office in the nation’s capital don’t ordinarily declare themselves by speaking […]
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Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill spoke via video conference about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the hopes for a peaceful solution, the Vatican said. In a statement released March 16, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the meeting “was motivated by the desire to show, as shepherds of their people, […]
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By Sarah Mac Donald
ARMAGH, Northern Ireland — In a joint message for St. Patrick’s Day, the Catholic and Anglican archbishops of Armagh said the war in Ukraine is a lesson to Northern Ireland to “never take peace for granted” and “never give up on dialogue, the building of bridges, and mutual understanding across historical divides.” Catholic Archbishop Eamon […]
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Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Asking God to forgive all people tempted by violence, Pope Francis prayed for an end to the war in Ukraine and the fratricidal killing of both combatants and civilians caught in the crossfire. “Forgive us Lord if we continue to kill our brother. Forgive us, Lord, if we continue to kill our […]
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Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — In a world still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and starting to feel the threat of nuclear war between Russia and Western nations, Pope Francis said that symbol of Noah and the great flood that wiped out humanity “is gaining ground in our subconscious.” The allure of technological progress to eradicate illness […]
Global
By David Agren
The Vatican called Nicaragua’s expulsion of the Vatican ambassador “grave and unjustified” as the rift deepened between the Catholic Church and the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. In a March 12 statement, the Vatican said the Nicaraguan government “has decided to withdraw the consent (welcome) for Archbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua […]
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Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penitential prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica March 25, the Vatican said. On the same day, the Vatican said, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, will carry out a similar consecration at the Shrine of Our Lady […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Russia’s war on Ukraine is leaving cities in ruins and risks destroying relations among the Orthodox churches and between the Russian Orthodox Church and its ecumenical partners. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has supported President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine and, for many Orthodox scholars, that support is outrageous, […]
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By Barb Fraze
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin did not invade Ukraine out of concern that NATO would encroach on his borders, but concern about “the disease of democracy that could spread like a virus, and that’s deadly for oligarchies and authoritarian rulers,” said the archbishop who serves as a “foreign minister” for the Ukrainian Catholic Church. […]
