April 27 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Colombian legislators reject same-sex marriage CWN - 7 hours ago
Colombian lawmakers rejected a bid for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, with an overwhelming 51- 17 vote in the nation's Senate. The decisive defeat came after several hours of debate. The...
German court says Catholic who renounced faith has no right to job at Catholic charity CWN - 4 hours ago
A German court has ruled against a man who had claimed that he had a right to work for a Catholic charity even after he legally renounced his Catholic faith. The plaintiff in the case had been...
Korean bishops suggest beatification for prelate jailed by North Korean regime CWN - 5 hours ago
The Catholic bishops of South Korea have asked the Vatican to open a cause for the beatification of Bishop Francis Hong Yong-ho of Pyongyang. But the suggestion will encounter complications...
Australian government weighs heavy subsidy for 'abortion pill' RU-486 CWN - 7 hours ago
Health officials in Australia have recommended a heavy government subsidy for the abortifacient drug RU-486. Ignoring evidence regarding the health risks caused by the “abortion pill,” the...
President Obama praises Planned Parenthood, lashes out at pro-lifers CWN - 8 hours ago
In an address to a Planned Parenthood fundraiser, US President Barack Obama charged that pro-life activists are engaged in "an assault on women's rights." Hailing Planned Parenthood's work, Obama...
Holy See diplomat laments population control measures against immigrants CWN - 16 hours ago
Speaking at a meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on Population and Development, a leading Holy See diplomat decried population control measures aimed at immigrants. “We cannot fail to...
US religious freedom commission urges administration to promote religious freedom in Syria CWN - 16 hours ago
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has issued a report that recounts violations of religious freedom in the strife-torn nation. The report also calls upon...
Missionary priest killed in Haiti CWN - 5 hours ago
A Catholic priest from Canada was killed in Port au Prince, Haiti, on April 24. Father Richard Joyal, a missionary of the Society of Mary, was fatally shot in the back as he left a bank,...
Egypt's top Muslim leader to visit Coptic Pope CWN - 7 hours ago
Sheik Ahmed el Tayyeb, the head of Egypt's influential Al Azhar university, will visit Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II this weekend, to convey his greetings to Egypt's Christians as they celebrate...
Prelate praises protests against same-sex marriage in France CWN - 16 hours ago
French citizens in Jerusalem who are protesting the legalization of same-sex marriage in their native land have received praise from a local prelate. Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of Jerusalem...
Philippine bishops to reconsecrate nation to Immaculate Heart of Mary CWN - 16 hours ago
The bishops of the Philippines will reconsecrate the nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 8. The bishops’ conference has directed “all our dioceses and parishes, schools and other...
Pontifical academy discusses human evolution CWN - 16 hours ago
A working group of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences met from April 19-21 to discuss the evolution of man. “In this first transcendent origin of the human being we should in fact admit the...
Pope meets with head of Madagascar's government CWN - 8 hours ago
Pope Francis met on April 26 with Andry Nirina Rajoelina, the president of the transitional government of Madagascar. A brief Vatican statement released after the meeting indicated that the...
Orthodox bishop, accused of abuse, sent to monastery CWN - April 25
A Serbian Orthodox bishop who was accused of sexual abuse of children has been removed from his post and sent to live in a monastery. Bishop Vasilije Kacavenda of Zvornik, who had been living in...
US military blocking Southern Baptist web site? CWN - April 25
Access to the web site of the Southern Baptist Convention has been blocked on US military bases, because of an official judgment that the site carries "hostile content," Fox News has reported. It...
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