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Maine voters won’t get chance to veto suicide, abortion laws at ballot box
Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland said he was "saddened to learn" that physician-assisted suicide and taxpayer-funded abortions will not face a statewide vote "despite the great opposition" to both laws.
Good Shepherd Catholic School’s 6th Annual Golf Outing & Dinner
A full day of "fore!" and fun open to all community members, Queen of Peace parishioners, GSC parents, and friends of the school.
Eritrean bishops protest government seizure of Catholic schools
The closure of its schools follows the seizure of its clinics and other medical facilities in June.
Mass celebrates life of famed Memphis Catholic who founded order
A high Mass in Latin was celebrated in remembrance of prominent Memphis historical figure Mother Mary Agnes Magevney (1841-1891) at St. Peter Church, sponsored by the Magevney Society.
‘They have lost absolutely everything,’ say volunteers back from Bahamas
The government of the Bahamas says that the official death toll following Dorian has reached 50, and hundreds remain officially listed as missing while search-and-rescue teams continue to comb through widespread wreckage.
Pope, patriarch discuss canon law’s relationship to ecumenism
The search for Christian unity must involve all aspects of the churches' lives, including their different church laws, Pope Francis said.
Council of Cardinals reviews input on draft constitution for Curia
Pope Francis' Council of Cardinals finished its first review and reflection on comments and proposals received for the draft of the proposed apostolic constitution reforming the Roman Curia.
Priesthood is a gift, not a job, pope says
Priests should see their ministry first as a gift then as a service, said Pope Francis. He prayed that they not become "businessmen ministers, fixers," and added, "doing is secondary."
Polls show big support for conscience protections for health care workers
An overwhelming majority of Americans -- 83% -- said they support conscience protection rights for health care professionals because they should not be forced to perform procedures against their moral beliefs.
Sister Prejean tells how she ‘woke up’ to injustices nearly 40 years ago
Sister Helen Prejean, the well-known advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, was not always doing this work. It came out of her "waking up," as she put it, to capital punishment's injustice.