Catholic News Service
VATICAN – The joyous harmony of people coming together from so many different nations for World Youth Day stands in sharp contrast to today's "sad" situation of confrontational nationalist feelings, Pope Francis said.
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World Youth Day 2019
January 30, 2019
Pope disagrees with 'optional celibacy', but open to ordaining married men in remote regions
VATICAN – Many people were surprised when Pope Francis told reporters flying with him from Panama Jan. 27 that he did not think optional celibacy for priests in the Latin-rite church was a good idea.
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International
January 29, 2019
Zimbabwe bishops collect data on human rights abuses
HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwe bishops' justice and peace commission is collecting information on violence and human rights abuses in dioceses across the country.
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International
January 29, 2019
Myanmar cardinal says China-funded dam project must be stopped
YANGON, Myanmar – A controversial China-funded dam project in Myanmar must be stopped, said Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, noting that the affected river is the country's most sacred symbol.
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International
January 29, 2019
Marriage, priesthood requires fidelity and unity, Pope Francis says
VATICAN – Unity and fidelity are indispensable cornerstones of Christian marriage, Pope Francis said.
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Faith
January 29, 2019
Pakistan Supreme Court upholds Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld its acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy.
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International
January 29, 2019
Vatican doctrinal official steps down over sexual advances to nun
VATICAN – An Austrian priest under canonical investigation stepped down as an official at the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in an effort "to limit the damage already done to the congregation and to his community," the doctrinal office said.
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International
NEW YORK – Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed New York's new expansive abortion measure into law Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, some Catholics have called for the governor, who is Catholic, to be excommunicated.
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International
January 28, 2019
Papal academy examining the future of ‘robo-ethics’
VATICAN – Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human, the Pontifical Academy for Life is zeroing in on the world of robots and machines powered by artificial intelligence.
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International
MANILA, Philippines – Catholic bishops in the Philippines broke what they described as their "collective silence" over "many disturbing issues" that have confronted the country in recent months.
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International