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Trump announces 'Born Alive' executive order for abortion survivors
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are born alive after failed abortion attempts.
“Today I am announcing that I will be signing the Born-Alive Executive Order...
For decades advocates of legal abortion have attempted to paint opposition to the practice as rooted in – even solely in – religious belief systems. The effort has been a bit haphazard, even if...
Analysis: The Becciu resignation, a beginning not an end
At around 6pm on Thursday, Pope Francis summoned Cardinal Angelo Becciu to a meeting, multiple sources tell CNA. In the hour before, the pope reportedly had been given an advance copy of a forthcoming news report on Becciu, his stewardship of...
Colombian bishops pray for victims of two new massacres
The Colombian Bishops’ Conference this week offered prayers and voiced “deep sorrow” over two new massacres in the country in recent days.
“We the Catholic bishops,” they said in a Sept. 21 statement, “with deep sorrow for the death of these...
Cardinal Pell thanks Pope Francis after Cardinal Becciu resigns
Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu.
In a statement sent to CNA Sept. 25, the former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy said: “The Holy Father...
US ambassador issues religious freedom warning at UN event
The U.S. religious freedom ambassador has warned against governments using the pandemic to crack down on religious minorities, in remarks on Friday during the United Nations General Assembly.
Sam Brownback, Ambassador-at-large for...
Germany’s Catholic bishops agree on uniform compensation system for abuse victims
Germany’s Catholic bishops agreed this week to a uniform system for compensation payments to abuse survivors.
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, announced the agreement Sept. 24 at the end of the bishops’...
Conference highlights 'forgotten' persecuted Christians
Religious and political leaders warned that Christians in the West need to speak up for persecuted Christians, during a summit Wednesday which highlighted the situations in Nigeria and Turkey.
“We are facing a very, very critical time, and...
