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Myanmar cardinal says China-funded dam project must be stopped
The $3.6 billion Myitsone Dam project, which, if built as designed, would flood more than 200 square miles of forestland in Kachin state and export 90 percent of the power produced to China, was suspended by Myanmar's previous military-dominated government in 2011.
Vatican doctrinal official steps down amid investigation of solicitation
The priest, Father Hermann Geissler, "affirms that the accusation made against him is untrue and asks that the canonical process already initiated continue.
Some call for N.Y. governor to be excommunicated for supporting abortion
Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed New York's new expansive abortion measure into law Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, some Catholics have called for the governor, who is Catholic, to be excommunicated.
‘Panama in the Capital’ event ‘awesome from start to finish,’ says pilgrim
Kristen Uitenham, like many other young people, hopes to one day attend the international World Youth Day with the pope abroad, but she still jumped at the opportunity to join with others at a celebration closer to home.
Mexico offers visas to caravan members seeking U.S. asylum
Migrants fleeing poverty, violence and drought in their Central American countries face an uneasy welcome in Mexico and scant prospects for legal entry into the U.S.
Bishop tells Covington Catholic High School community he stands with them
Bishop Roger J. Foys was there to address the students about the events that took place Jan. 18, after the March for Life in Washington, where a student standing face-to-face with a Native American elder was captured on video and ignited a firestorm on social media.
CAFOD, other NGOs urge prayer for desperate situation in Yemen
After nearly four years of war in Yemen, more than 14 million people are facing starvation and 85,000 children may have already died from extreme hunger since 2015. The United Nations says one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen.
Pro-life movement urged to be aggressive, fight abortion on ‘many fronts’
The lead lawyer of the pro-life Thomas More Society discusses the legal landscape surrounding abortion, how current court and legislative battles fit into that landscape, and his hopes going forward.
House members introduce bipartisan measure to ban abortions at 20 weeks
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, was joined by more than 100 other members of the House Jan. 24 in introducing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act of 2019, a measure that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation.
‘Panama in the Capital’ offers World Youth Day experience closer to home
As World Youth Day 2019 came to a close in Panama, about 1,400 young adults representing about 20 U.S. dioceses gathered Jan. 26 at The Catholic University of America in Washington to join in the joy, prayer and fellowship of the global event.