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Judge temporarily blocks Missouri’s 8-week abortion ban from taking effect
U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs delayed implementation of the law in a ruling Aug. 27 while a legal challenge to it continues.
Indonesian police arrest suspects linked to 2018 church bombings
Indonesian police have arrested six terrorist suspects, two of whom have been linked to last year's bombings at three churches in Surabaya, the country's second-largest city.
Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq
Archbishop Nathaniel Nizar Semaan heads the new Diocese of Hadiab-Irbil and all Kurdistan. Previously, the area was under the Mosul Archdiocese's jurisdiction.
Retired pope responds to criticism of his reflection on abuse crisis
Most of the criticism focused on Pope Benedict seeming to blame the cultural and sexual revolution of the '60s, when many cases of priests sexually abusing children occurred before that time even if the public found out only recently.
Federal appeals court allows Indiana abortion facility to remain open
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago upheld an injunction Aug. 22 that permits the Whole Woman's Health Alliance to remain open without a state-required license until a lawsuit on the license is settled.
Bishop Hying sees ‘remarkable progress’ as Central Asia church rebuilds
The Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia is making "remarkable progress" in the countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain, said a bishop who recently visited the region.
Safe injection sites don’t treat, only deflect money, former drug user says
CatholicPhilly.com spoke with a recovering drug user about his thoughts on plans to open a supervised site for drug injections in Philadelphia. It would divert needed money for treatment centers, he believes.
Catholic experts at odds over safe injection site for Phila.
While Philadelphia debates whether to become the first city in the U.S. to open a facility where people can inject drugs under supervision, two local teams of bioethicists disagree on whether it is the best method to address the deadly opioid addiction crisis.
Cardinals’ Forum to discuss ’empty pews,’ future of parishes
Archbishop Charles Chaput will lead a four-person discussion and public dialogue on the topic of declining membership in parishes, particularly among Millennials, at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the seminary.
Migrant children will suffer most under new detention rule, says bishop
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee said Aug. 23 sees "heartbreaking consequences for immigrant children" in a final rule issued by the Trump administration that allows the federal government to hold immigrant children in family detention indefinitely.