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CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2020 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- The US Conference of Catholic Bishops said Tuesday that July 24 “is a Day of Mourning” for Hagia Sophia. The former church and museum in Istanbul will that day be inaugurated as a mosque. In a July 21 tweet, the USCCB said that it joins the… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 21, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- A Catholic woman has won her case to have a priest visit her critically-injured husband at a Maryland hospital, it was announced on Tuesday. Susanna Marcus had filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2020 / 12:47 pm (CNA).-   A priest has resigned as a parish pastor after he performed a same-sex civil union ceremony in the town hall of the Italian town of Sant’Oreste. The priest is not expected to return to ministry for at least a year. On July 11, Fr. Emanuel… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2020 / 11:58 am (CNA).- Two dozen state attorneys general are joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to block a new rule that protects healthcare workers’ right to object to performing abortions or gender reassignment surgeries. States such as New York, California, Massachusetts, Washington, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have joined… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2020 / 11:05 am (CNA).- The New York affiliate of the nation’s largest abortion provider said Tuesday it will remove the name of its founder, Margaret Sanger, from its Manhattan building because of her support for eugenics. “The removal of Margaret Sanger’s name from our building is both a necessary and… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 20, 2020 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- The bishops of the Philippines have issued a pastoral letter accusing the government of undermining the country’s democratic institutions.  The two-page letter, dated July 16, was released ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s annual State of the Nation Address and after the passage of controversial anti-terrorism legislation. … Read More »

Denver Newsroom, Jul 20, 2020 / 01:20 pm (CNA).- The Congregation for Clergy on Monday published new guidelines for the world’s parishes, which aim to encourage parishes to think of themselves as missionary communities of evangelization. The guidelines do not publish new norms or policies for parish life, but they do encourage Catholics to think… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 20, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- As Congress considers another coronavirus relief package, members from both parties are highlighting the need to include assistance for working families. Both Senate Democrats and Republicans have either introduced or plan to introduce proposals to fund child care and provide a boost to new parents during… Read More »

Rome Newsroom, Jul 20, 2020 / 11:30 am (CNA).- At least nine Catholic bishops have died from the coronavirus worldwide as the pandemic continues to spread across the Americas. Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa of Palmares, Brazil, became the latest bishop to die of COVID-19 on July 18. He died at the age of 57… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 20, 2020 / 11:10 am (CNA).- Australian Catholic students have sent an open letter to the country’s bishops ahead of the upcoming Fifth Plenary Council of the Church in the country, urging the bishops to remain committed to the Church’s teaching and reject calls for the ordination of women.  “Many submissions to… Read More »