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With Courage, same-sex-attracted man tells redemption story
Genuine compassion, along with support from Courage International, can help everyone "begin the dialogue with love," said Karl Miller at St. Jude Parish, Chalfont.
Mississippi governor signs ‘heartbeat’ bill; opponents pledge legal battle
On March 21, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, signed into law S.B. 2116, a "heartbeat bill" which will prohibit abortions in the state after the point a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Pope amends canon law on religious who abandon their community
In a document titled "Communis Vita" (Community Life), the pope amended the Code of Canon Law to include an almost automatic dismissal of religious who are absent without authorization from their community for at least 12 months.
Arab Israeli fights to visit father’s grave, now surrounded by air base
Since 2000, Salwa Salem Copty repeatedly has made formal requests to gain access to the cemetery to visit her family members buried there, but her appeals to various Israeli authorities through multiple channels have gone unhandled.
Co-creators of pro-life film say God planned film ‘for such a time as now’
The making of the film "Unplanned," about the former director of an abortion clinic becoming a pro-life advocate, was in itself miraculous, say its Catholic producers who grew up together in New Jersey.
Australian church wraps first phase of historic lay council
In a 10-month listening process that finished March 13, 75,000 Catholics in Australia participated in a plenary council in which laypeople may vote and decisions could be binding, once ratified by the Vatican.
Pope urges officials to preserve Rome’s historic, spiritual traditions
Rome, he said, has had the unique distinction not only of inspiring Western civilization through its developments in civil law, but also inspiring Christians who visit the city and are moved by the witness of countless martyrs who gave their lives for Christ
Founder, editorial staff of Vatican women’s magazine resign
New management at the Vatican's newspaper has tried to "weaken" the magazine by launching initiatives that "seem competitive, with the result of pitting women against each other," said the director of "Women-Church-World."
Women in Amazon take more prominent role in environmental protection
Women have increasingly participated as leaders at the national and international level in the Amazon's environmental activist circles in part because women experience firsthand environmental degradation and its impact on the family.
Speakers on child sex abuse look at ‘path forward’
A "Dialogue on Clerical Sexual Abuse" March 24 at Georgetown University offered recommendations for clerical conduct by a victim, while experts discussed best practices for parishes.