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Catholic brother hails trial of Belgian docs for violating euthanasia law
The head of a Catholic order that runs homes for psychiatric patients welcomed the first prosecutions of doctors for an illegal act of euthanasia in Belgium, which legalized it in 2002.
Canadian church starts using new French translation of Our Father Dec. 2
The passage "lead us not into temptation" is changed for "do not let us enter into temptation." The change brings the phrasing closer to its Greek origins and also bears witness to a theological evolution.
Visitors are most important things about shrine, pope says
People who visit Catholic shrines must find a place of warmth and welcome, as well as good priests who enjoy being with and listening to the faithful, Pope Francis said.
English bishop says miracle of U.S. woman could make Newman a saint
Catholic bishops have expressed hope that Pope Francis will canonize Blessed John Henry Newman in 2019 after Vatican medics said the inexplicable healing of a U.S. mother was a miracle attributable to his intercession.
Catholics in region devastated by Boko Haram have ‘unshakable faith’
Bishop Oliver D. Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, was appointed to the diocese in 2009, the same year the insurgency group Boko Haram began its onslaught of bombings, assassinations and abductions in an attempt to create an Islamic state.
Central African Republic bishops call for boycott after camp massacre
The bishops' call in late November came after two priests and at least 60 civilians were killed Nov. 15 in an attack on displaced people who had camped near the Catholic cathedral in the southern town of Alindao.
Cardinal: No one has right to demand a pope’s resignation
People can disagree about problems and the best ways to resolve them, but no one should launch a formal accusation against a pope much less ask for his resignation, German Cardinal Gerhard Muller said.
U.N. migration pact seeks to promote dialogue, Vatican official says
A Vatican official said an intergovernmental pact can help countries address the current migration crisis through dialogue and concrete solutions rather than confrontation and fear.
In dispute with Catholic leaders, Duterte tells Filipinos to quit church
"You don't have to go to church to pay for these idiots," said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte referring to bishops who have condemned the wave of drug-related killings in the country.
Retired pope corrects ‘false insinuation’ by German theologian
Retired Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter correcting a German theologian who implied that the former pontiff encouraged the evangelization of the Jewish people as a mission.