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Parts of Notre-Dame plaza, crypt expected to reopen this spring
Paris, France, Feb 21, 2020 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- French officials are hopeful that parts of the plaza of Notre-Dame de Paris, as well as the church’s crypt, will be …
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Fla. bishops laud parental consent for abortion bill as it goes to governor
Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 21, 2020 / 03:21 pm (CNA).- The Florida bishop applauded Thursday the passage through both houses of the state legislature of a bill requiring parental consent for …
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Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Deals a Blow to Catholic Families
By Peter Jesserer Smith | BUFFALO, New York — For Jennie Marinaro, a Catholic and a scouting parent, the Boy Scouts of America’s announcement of bankruptcy as a result of …
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Democratic Party’s Pro-Abortion Orthodoxy Is Discriminatory
By The Editors | The presidential primary season is now in full swing, with attention focused on the Democratic Party’s contest to pick its challenger to President Donald Trump. And …
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Sri Lankan cardinal calls for full investigation into Easter bombings
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 21, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has called for a full investigation into the bombing attacks on …
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Sri Lankan cardinal calls for full investigation into Easter bombings
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 21, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has called for a full investigation into the bombing attacks on …
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Archbishop Wester responds to recounting of pope's words about Jesuit Fr. James Martin
Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, responds to a Catholic News Agency article that said Pope Francis had expressed displeasure over how Jesuit Fr. James Martin had acted following the …
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LGBT teacher resignations fuel frustration
Two high school teachers who were reportedly forced to resign now join a group of nearly 100 employees who have lost their jobs at Catholic institutions in the last 13 …
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Argentine Clergy Abuse Victims in Rome, One Year After Vatican Summit
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA. | ROME, Italy — One year after the Vatican hosted a summit on the abuse crisis, three former students of an Argentine institute which cared for deaf children, and …
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Pope Francis: Canon Law Revision Project is Coming to an End
By Courtney Mares/CNA. | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said on Friday that canon law can be like medicine, because justice is healing for the entire Church. The pope also said that …