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Following criticism of the pope’s video message from priests and lay leaders, the Syro Malabar Church (SMC) released a statement on Dec. 11 urging the Church to abide by the…
Religious sisters, including a Missionary of Charity, receive Communion at Holy Family Parish in Gaza. Credit: Father Gabriel Romanelli/Facebook Unable to move the elderly and disabled or to evacuate safely…
The bishops said they offered the clarifications “having noted certain erroneous interpretations of this declaration that have generated interest, fears, and worries among Catholics and people who look up to…
“Its legal system has been subverted” by the 2020 law, Price said; that law is controlled by a “politically appointed committee” rather than an impartial judiciary. “The judges in Jimmy…
“You can feel the weight of life bearing down on the sailors as they sing in the doldrums of life —awaiting a savior,” he said. “Harkening back to ancient carols,…
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, there was no longer a constitutional right to abortion. With states once again regaining the right to regulate abortion, some have…
The California Democrat, who is widely rumored to be a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has been governor of California since 2018. Under Newsom’s leadership, California saw some of the harshest…
In the letter, he said that the lay ministers would lead the “liturgy of reception of the body at the church and the Rite of Committal at the graveside.” Duffy…
Advocates have lately been warning of the persecution of religious minorities in India. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the chair of USCIRF, said earlier this year that the country was in a…
In addition, the section “attends to the preparation of whatever documents the Holy Father entrusts to it” and “enacts the provisions for appointments within the Roman Curia.” It also “attends…
Fiducia Supplicans states that the Church cannot permit a liturgical blessing for same-sex couples because it would “offer a form of moral legitimacy to a union that presumes to be…
The Israel Defense Forces has denied responsibility for the deaths. The Christian community in Gaza has approximately 1,000 members, most of whom are Greek Orthodox. There are only about 100…