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Pope calls for universal ban on surrogacy after comparing it to human trafficking
In a speech to his diplomatic core on Monday, Pope Francis compared surrogacy to human trafficking and called for a universal ban on the practice. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child.”
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Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world
Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas Day speech from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to the throngs of people in the piazza below.
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Catholic priests can now bless same-sex couples, Vatican announces
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had approved Catholic priests to bestow blessings to people in same-sex relationships.
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Thousands visit Downtown Dallas for Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Tens of thousands of people are flocking to Downtown Dallas– for the annual celebration– called the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This year’s festivities promise an inspiring fusion of faith, culture and tradition in the heart of Downtown Dallas.
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Thousands of Catholics gather to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dallas
Catholics across the country and in Mexico are celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Tuesday with mass, blessings, dancing and music.
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Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler
Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a firebrand conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and has come to symbolize the polarization within the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.
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Cathedral Guadalupe in Downtown Dallas honored with prestigious ‘National Shrine' designation
The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in the heart of Dallas, has been granted the prestigious designation of a National Shrine by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.
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Major milestone for Cathedral of Guadalupe in Dallas
The U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops has granted the designation of National Shrine to the Cathedral of Guadalupe in Downtown Dallas.
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Church roof collapses in Mexico, killing at least nine and injuring about 50, officials say
Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50.
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Thousands of faith leaders could be deported due to green card processing change
Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.
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Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975.
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia settles child sex abuse case for $3.5 million
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was sexually assaulted by a priest when he was 14 years old.
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For clergy abuse survivors, Sinead O'Connor's controversial Pope protest was brave and prophetic
In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on U.S. national television. While the pushback was swift, for survivors of clergy sex abuse O’Connor’s protest was prophetic, forecasting the global denomination’s public reckoning that was still to come.
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The Vatican's new doctrine czar defends book on kissing he wrote as a young priest
Conservative sectors in the church are criticizing the appointment of Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández to lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith over his 1995 book “Heal Me with Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing.”
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Ex-Roman Catholic cardinal, now 92, is not competent to stand trial in sex abuse case, expert says
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on charges accusing him of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago, an expert for the prosecution says, raising doubts about the future of the criminal case against the 92-year-old. Prosecutors this week disclosed the findings of their expert to the judge, who will ultimately rule…
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Dispute between North Texas nuns and the Fort Worth Diocese continues in court
The hearing on Tuesday was held to decide whether a civil court has jurisdiction in this case. Sarah Bahari with the Dallas Morning News tells us the details.
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Pope Francis to be released from hospital ‘in the coming days' after abdominal surgery, the Vatican says
Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days,” as he recovers well and without complications from abdominal surgery last week, the Vatican said Wednesday.
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Michigan Priest Pleads Guilty to Molesting 5-Year-Old Boy After Family Funeral
Vincent DeLorenzo, 84, will likely get a year in jail when he is sentenced in June and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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Filipinos Nailed to Crosses Despite Church Objection
Eight Filipinos have been nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that is rejected by the Catholic church. The tradition draws huge crowds of devotees and tourists to the Philippines, an Asian bastion of Christianity. The real-life crucifixions in the rice-growing village of San Pedro Cutud resumed Friday after a three-year pause due...
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Report Details ‘Staggering' Church Sex Abuse in Maryland
More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past 80 years.