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Vatican City, Jul 30, 2020 / 05:45 am (CNA).- A Vatican cardinal has invited German bishops to Rome to discuss their criticisms of a new instruction on parishes.  Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, said July 29 that he would be happy to receive the bishops in order to “remove doubts… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 29, 2020 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The abortion-rights group NARAL has  endorsed Joe Biden for president, just over a year after the group issued a scathing statement demanding he reverse his support for the Hyde Amendment. “NARAL Pro-Choice America and our 2.5 million members are committed to powering Vice President Biden to… Read More »

Denver Newsroom, Jul 29, 2020 / 11:35 am (CNA).- As numerous U.S businesses have closed because of the effects of the coronavirus, a Kentucky parish has opened a ministry to help job seekers “rethink” the job hunt during the pandemic. “Rethinking Employment: New-Age Branding” is led by Brayton Bowen, a parishioner of Louisville's Epiphany Parish… Read More »

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2020 / 10:30 am (CNA).- The White House on Tuesday announced it will review the DACA program while not accepting any new applications by immigrants for deferred deportation. The decision comes after the Supreme Court in June kept in place DACA—the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that was… Read More »

Rome, Italy, Jul 29, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- Seven years after his kidnapping in Syria, Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio was remembered in Rome Wednesday for his love of the Syrian people and his dedication to peace and justice. Dall’Oglio was abducted from the city of Raqqa by Islamic State militants in July 2013. The Italian… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 29, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Pro-life leaders have asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove the abortion pill from the U.S. market, in a letter sent on Tuesday. The letter was signed by nearly two dozen pro-life leaders. They urged FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn to exercise… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2020 / 12:05 pm (CNA).- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Tuesday condemning the execution of five aid workers kidnapped by an Islamic extremist group. The aid workers were kidnapped last month and their killing was publicly announced last week by members of the Islamic… Read More »

Vatican City, Jul 28, 2020 / 10:15 am (CNA).- The cardinal leading the Vatican’s congregation on consecrated life said Monday that contemplative religious communities are needed and will not disappear, even as more than 30 monasteries closed in Spain last year. “Contemplative life is not destined to disappear, but must reflect with transparency the ideal… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2020 / 10:13 am (CNA).- A proposal in the Netherlands to allow assisted suicide for healthy individuals over the age of 75 has drawn criticism for offering death rather than social support to people who are lonely and depressed. Dr. Gordon Macdonald, head of the UK-based alliance Care Not Killing, called… Read More »

CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2020 / 09:30 am (CNA).- In 2019, two friends launched a movement to protect churches across France in response to a wave of desecrations.  The friends — identified by their first names, Gauthier and Guillaume — decided to act after reading about the hundreds of attacks taking place annually against French… Read More »