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Vatican prefect sees no future for the priesthood without fidelity (Vatican News)
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (248+ words) Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, said in an interview that "there can be no future" for the priesthood "without fidelity." "Fidelity, especially in the Western world, tends to be considered almost a negative…...
Prayer outside abortion clinic protected by law, Spanish court rules | News Headlines
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (139+ words) 2 DAYS LEFT in our Fall Campaign.All gifts doubled before December 19! " Continue to this story on OIDAC Europe CWN Editor's Note: A court in Spain's Basque Country acquitted 21 peaceful pro-life protestors of harassment charges. The participants in the prayer vigil,…...
Appeals court rules against abortion clinic buffer-zone law | News Headlines
1+ week, 5+ day ago (150+ words) 10 DAYS LEFT in our Fall Campaign.All gifts doubled before December 19! " Continue to this story on Religion Clause CWN Editor's Note: Citing the right to freedom of speech, a federal appeals court has sided with Florida Preborn and four sidewalk…...
Information alters poll results on IVF | News Headlines
1+ week, 5+ day ago (234+ words) A new poll of American Catholic voters shows that public attitudes toward in-vitro (IVF) fertilization changes significantly when respondents are presented with the facts about the procedure. In a new survey 53% of Catholics said that they supported IVF, while only…...
CWN closed for feast of the Immaculate Conception | News Headlines
2+ week, 2+ day ago (125+ words) The offices of CWN are closed on Monday, December 8, so that our staff can celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Prayer with Wings: 2025 Fall Campaign CWN closed for feast of the Immaculate Conception For…...
Supreme Court weighs appeal from NJ faith-based pregnancy centers | News Headlines
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (151+ words) The Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments in the case of First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin. Matthew Platkin, New Jersey's attorney general, issued a subpoena demanding the names of donors to faith-based pregnancy centers, which contend that the subpoena is…...
Monaco’s Prince Albert vetos legalization of abortion | News Headlines
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (218+ words) Prince Albert II of Monaco has refused to sign into law a bill that would have legalized abortion in the European principality. The legislation, passed by Monaco's national council in March, would have allowed for elective abortion for the first…...
Pope Leo: In health-care management, defend the dignity of every person | News Headlines
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Speaking in Spanish, Pope Leo XIV called upon participants in a seminar on the ethics of health management to "defend actively the unequivocal dignity of every human being, in all stages and facets of their existence." Pope Leo warned against…...
Pregnancy-help centers served 1 million in US in 2024 | News Headlines
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (386+ words) Pregnancy-help centers in the US provided women with over $450 million in medical care and support in 2024, the Charlotte Lozier Institute reports. The centers served about 1 million patients during that year. At a press conference unveiling the report, Marjorie Dannenfelser of…...
Leading Portuguese prelate warns against polarization, extremism | News Headlines
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) " Continue to this story on Ecclesia (Portuguese) CWN Editor's Note: In an address to his brother bishops at their November meeting, the president of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference said polarization and extremism are aggravating the nation's social problems. "The nation…...