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Vatican City, Sep 1, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Pietro Parolin has written an introduction to a book describing the continuity between Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The book, published Sept. 1, is entitled “Una Sola Chiesa,” meaning “Only One Church.” It is a compilation of papal catecheses that places the… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2020 / 12:03 pm (CNA).- A temporary measure allowing UK women up to 10 weeks pregnant to take both abortion pills at home following a tele-conference with a doctor may be extended beyond the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Ministers are planning a public consultation on whether to make the new… Read More »

CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).-   The Trump campaign has added bullet points concerning abortion and religious freedom to its list of second-term priorities, along with points regarding the nomination of federal judges and the Second Amendment. The points, listed under the heading “Defend American Values,” were not originally part of… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2020 / 10:15 am (CNA).- A coalition of Black leaders is calling out Planned Parenthood for “targeting” Black communities for abortions while professing to support the Black Lives Matter movement. In a letter to Planned Parenthood’s acting president Alexis McGill-Johnson on Tuesday, more than 100 Black elected officials, pastors, and… Read More »

CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The United States sent a strongly-worded letter to several UN committees in early August rejecting any implication that there is a right to abortion as “bizarre.”  The letter was sent on August 11, 2020, to several United Nations offices including: the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women… Read More »

CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Saturday that Catholic politicians should not promote or endorse legal protections of any kind for abortion, and called Catholics to promote the Gospel of Life. “The Church is very clear in this regard. It is a response… Read More »

CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled that a prohibition on federal funding for abortion will be excluded from spending bills next year if Democrats retain a majority in the House of Representatives, setting the state for the end of a 44-year-old bipartisan agreement on abortion funding.… Read More »

CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 10:30 am (CNA).- The Knights of Columbus have pledged to donate $150,000 to a Louisiana diocese badly hit by Hurricane Laura. On Friday, the Catholic fraternal organization announced they would send assistance to the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana, which suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Laura last week. The… Read More »

CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 08:30 am (CNA).- Poland’s bishops expressed concern Saturday about a rise in acts of desecration. In a statement issued at the end of their plenary assembly Aug. 29, the bishops called for greater respect for religious sensibilities.  “The bishops … express their concern about the increasingly frequent cases of… Read More »

Vatican City, Aug 30, 2020 / 05:35 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Sunday the crucifix we wear or hang on our wall is not supposed to be decorative, but a reminder of God’s love and the sacrifices involved in the Christian life. “The cross is the holy sign of God’s Love and a sign of… Read More »