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Four British doctors ask court to review survey on assisted suicide
The doctors, two of whom are Catholic, say they believe the Royal College of Physicians has acted "unfairly and unlawfully" by setting a supermajority of 60 percent of votes to retain the college's existing opposition to assisted suicide.
World health depends on changing way food is made, eaten, say speakers
The food people pick at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change.
Pope: God is purifying the church with ‘unbearable’ pain of abuse scandal
Pope Francis' annual Lenten meeting with the priests March 7 began with a penitential prayer service and individual confessions at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.
Cardinal Tagle, Syrian prelates visit Ghouta, see ‘unspeakable suffering’
The overall reaction of the prelates while visiting eastern Ghouta, "was deep sadness and repulsion" in seeing "the horrible destruction of that region, held hostage for such a long time by radical Muslims."
Local council in London OKs exclusion zone around abortion clinic
A council in London has approved an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, making it the second local authority in the U.K. to take action to prevent pro-life activities.
Pope to meet refugees, poor during visit to Bulgaria, North Macedonia
Pope Francis will take part in several interreligious events as well as a visit to a refugee camp and a meeting with the poor in St. Teresa of Kolkata's hometown during a three-day visit to the Balkans.
In times of crisis, church returns to basics of faith, Bishop Barron says
Bishop Barron told reporters in Rome that he has lived most of his priesthood in the context of the church's sexual abuse crisis and is convinced that the only way forward is to focus on what it really means to be Christian.
Ancient model for modern dialogue: St. Francis in the sultan’s court
Pope Francis continues to draw attention to the meeting of St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219 near Damietta, a port on the Nile River near where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
French cardinal convicted for failing to report sexual abuse
Lyon Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, 68, was convicted March 7 of covering up abuse by Father Bernard Preynat, who confessed to abusing minors at Lyon's Saint-Luc Parish, where he ran a large Catholic Scout group in the 1970s and 1980s.
Venezuela detains, deports U.S. journalist, CNS contributor, after military raid
Cody Weddle, 29, best known for reporting for Miami ABC affiliate WPLG and The Miami Herald, was held more than 12 hours before Venezuelan authorities escorted him to the airport to return to the U.S.