Author: Catholic News Agency

Culture of loneliness meets culture of death in Canada’s MAiD epidemic, speaker says

April 7, 2023

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Caring and compassion are the most effective solutions we have to combat the growing requests for Medical Assistance in Dying, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Executive Director Alex Schadenberg recently told a large gathering at St. Nicholas Church in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The presentation, titled “How do we talk to our loved ones about euthanasia?”, unpacked…

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Harvard student finds her answers in the Catholic Church

April 6, 2023

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The Church’s teaching on Mary and the Eucharist were the two biggest hurdles for 21-year-old LyLena Estabine, a former Protestant, in accepting the Catholic faith. Ahead of Holy Week and her full entrance into the Catholic Church, Estabine, who is also consecrated to Mary, said she expects to shed tears when receiving holy Communion for…

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French bishops vote to open sainthood cause of Henri de Lubac

April 5, 2023

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French bishops have voted to open the sainthood cause of 20th-century theologian Henri de Lubac. The French bishops’ conference announced on March 31 that the opening of de Lubac’s cause for beatification was approved during the bishops’ plenary assembly in Lourdes. De Lubac is considered by many to be one of the most important theologians…

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Pope Francis tells Italian welfare agency not to forget foreign workers

April 4, 2023

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Pope Francis has urged Italy’s main welfare agency not to forget the contribution of foreign workers. “It should not be forgotten that foreign workers who do not yet have Italian citizenship also contribute to the pension system,” the pope said in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on April 3. “It would be a good sign to…

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Arrest made in firebombing of pro-life organization thanks to DNA found on burrito

April 3, 2023

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A Wisconsin man was arrested and charged with violating federal law in connection with the May 2022 firebombing of a pro-life organization’s Madison office. The case was solved thanks to DNA evidence taken from a half-eaten burrito out of a trash can, the Department of Justice said. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested in Boston…

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Archbishop Broglio offers prayers for nine soldiers who died in Blackhawk helicopter accident in Kentucky

April 2, 2023

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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop for the Military Services, USA, offered prayers for the nine American soldiers who died in a tragic accident during a helicopter training exercise in Kentucky on Wednesday evening. “The tragic helicopter crash in Kentucky is a grim reminder of the risks…

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Pope Francis visits pediatric oncology ward at hospital, baptizes newborn baby

April 1, 2023

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While staying at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for bronchitis, Pope Francis paid a visit Friday to the pediatric oncology ward and baptized a newborn patient. The Holy See reported that the Holy Father spent about half an hour in the ward, where he distributed “rosaries, chocolate eggs, and copies of the…

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Jesuits in Mexico issue statement on the death of alleged murderer of two priests

March 31, 2023

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(CNA) – Forensic experts have identified a body found shot to death March 22 in Sinaloa state, Mexico, as that of José Noriel Portillo, alias “El Chueco,” who allegedly murdered two Jesuit priests and laymen last year. Father Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid, superior of the Society of Jesus in Mexico, pointed out that the alleged…

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Catholic charity rescues 20 Afghan girls after ISIS attack

March 30, 2023

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The Vulnerable People Project (VPP), a Catholic charity based in the United States, is helping 20 teenage Afghan girls build a new life after an ISIS terrorist attack on Sept. 30, 2022, left them seriously injured and in dire need of medical treatment. The 20 girls were taking a practice university entrance exam at Kaaj…

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Arrest made in vandalism of New York pregnancy center 

March 29, 2023

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An arrest has been made in the March 16 act of vandalism committed at a pro-life pregnancy center in Amherst, N.Y., the same clinic that was seriously damaged in an arson attack in June 2022.  Although perpetrators of last year’s act of vandalism at CompassCare Pregnancy Services still haven’t been brought to justice, 39-year-old Hannah Kamke has…

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