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Wisconsin’s new law outlaws non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker July 20 signed a bill into law that would prohibit all Wisconsin abortions at or beyond the 20-week gestation mark, making an exception only for medical emergencies.
New video released with Planned Parenthood official discussing abortion
Lawmakers and pro-life leaders said the videos document the organization's illicit activities in selling organs and tissue procured in abortions.
Italians of Norristown set to celebrate Marian feast
The M.S.S. Lodge of Norristown will celebrate for the 111th year the feast of their patroness, Maria Santissima del Soccorso di Sciacca, on Sunday, Aug. 16.
Nuns ask court for protection from complying with HHS mandate, fines
The sisters are being asked to choose between adhering to their Catholic faith -- which prohibits them from providing contraceptives -- and continuing to pursue their religious mission of serving the elderly poor, according to Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, mother provincial of the order.
Ukraine churches reject constitutional move on same-sex rights
"These provisions threaten to plunge the Ukrainian state into the abyss of immorality and sin, to destroy the family as the basic social institution and popularize relationships between persons of the same sex which are unnatural for human beings," the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations said in a July 23 letter.
Polish bishops condemn IVF law, warn Catholics to not use process
"As with abortion, Catholics cannot use in vitro -- among other reasons because the cost of the birth of a single human person is the destruction of other unborn children," the bishops' conference said.
South Asia vocations coming from nontraditional Catholic communities
As religious gathered July 20-25 in Thailand for a symposium on religious life hosted by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, religious men and women throughout the region find themselves facing new challenges to their missions.
Cardinal cautions Nigerian president on anti-corruption campaign
Fighting corruption goes beyond making a "few arrests here and there," Cardinal Onaiyekan said in urging Buhari to carry out his anti-corruption campaign in a way that would not violate human rights or be seen as selective.
Native American priest named to head mission agency
Father Maurice Sands, a member of the Ojibway, Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes, is the new director of the national Black and Indian Mission Office.
Miraculous Medal Shrine to host talk on family by Scott Hahn
The renowned Catholic theologian and author will be speaking at the shrine Thursday, Sept. 24 on the theme, “Holy Mary, Holy Family: Bringing Our Lady into Our Homes.”