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Dutch cardinal: Euthanasia for children continues ‘slippery slope’
Proposals to amend Dutch law would widen the categories of people who would qualify for lethal injections, said Cardinal (and former doctor) Willem Eijk of Utrecht, Netherlands.
French bishops order ‘death knell’ after three killed in Nice basilica
Bells tolled throughout France Oct. 29 after three people, including a 70-year-old woman, were hacked to death in the church during a terrorist attack.
Pope to celebrate private Mass for All Souls at Vatican cemetery
Due to COVID, the Nov. 2 liturgy will take place "without the participation of the faithful" at the Teutonic Cemetery, once part of an ancient Roman circus where early Christians, including St. Peter, were martyred.
Salvadoran diocese calls for dialogue in increased border militarization
The Diocese of Chalatenango said forces deployed along El Salvador's border with Honduras are affecting free movement and the livelihood of rural communities already struggling with crop loss and the pandemic.
Pope advances causes of four 20th-century martyrs
An Oct. 27 decree signed by Pope Francis brings nine men and women closer to canonization, among them two Lebanese Capuchin friars and a young Brazilian woman who was brutally murdered.
Pope Francis names Archbishop Pizzaballa as Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
During a private ceremony Oct. 28, Pope Francis bestowed the pallium on Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who encouraged the faithful not to be discouraged by current challenges.
Pope calls for Poland to protect life amid protests over abortion law
Amid angry reaction to an Oct. 22 Polish court decision placing a near-total ban on abortions, Pope Francis urged "love for the least and the defenseless and for the protection of every human being, from conception to natural death."
Polish bishops decry disruption of Masses over court’s abortion ruling
Following an Oct. 22 decision that enacted a near-total ban on abortions, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan appealed for respect in expressing dissent, while calling for dialogue "on how to protect the right to life and women's rights."
Vatican court continues trial on alleged abuse at minor seminary
A motion accepted Oct. 27 allows the alleged victim to seek damages from St. Pius X Pre-Seminary, run by the Diocese of Como's Opera Don Folci.
Young adults expand study of economy despite pandemic
An international meeting of young economists and entrepreneurs was cancelled in March but has continued online for seven months to study how the modern global economy is harming people and the environment.