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High court won’t rule on law requiring ultrasound before abortion
The Kentucky Ultrasound Informed Consent Act law can take effect immediately, now that the U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 9 declined to take up a challenge to the law passed in 2017.
U.S. brother beatified on soccer fields of Guatemalan school he served
Blessed Miller was remembered as a martyr for education, whose commitment to teaching, mentoring and protecting the young Mayan men in his care -- amid the atrocities of Guatemala's civil war -- cost him his life.
The Martyr of Denver?
Father speaks in Phila. of son who laid down his life for friends
Kendrick Castillo died shielding his classmates during a school shooting in May. Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak believes the boy should be beatified, and invited his father and mother to speak here about their son.
Pope’s 2019: Preaching the Gospel globally, dealing with scandals
For Pope Francis, 2019 included his sixth anniversary as pope, his 83rd birthday and his 50th anniversary as a priest, but it also was a year that saw him still confronted with the clerical sexual abuse crisis and with Vatican financial scandals.
Pope names Cardinal Tagle to lead evangelization congregation
The Vatican also announced that Cardinal Filoni would become grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Pope prays for ‘Normandy Summit,’ peace in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to take part in the peace summit Dec. 9 along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pope calls for teaching youth to be active citizens
The pope's remarks came in his address Dec. 9 to members of the "A Chance in Life" foundation, which helps at-risk youth in many countries.
Catholic NGOs can boost efforts with formation, pope says
Pope Francis encouraged Catholic-inspired service, justice, development and volunteer organizations to promote the adequate formation of their members, to use creativity when resources are lacking and coordinate joint efforts with others.
After second abuse allegation, priest found unsuitable for ministry
Msgr. Joseph Logrip, 74, had been cleared of an allegation of child sexual abuse in 2011 but he was permanently suspended Dec. 8 after another more recent allegation was found to be credible.
Immaculate Conception is feast of hope for sinners, pope says
The pope joined thousands of people near the Spanish Steps in central Rome to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception at a Marian statue atop a tall column.