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People participate in a march in Paris May 20, 2019, to support maintaining nutrition for quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, in this picture obtained from social media. In a May 21 statement, two Vatican officials added support for keeping Lambert alive, saying withdrawal of nutrition and hydration is a "serious violation" of a person's dignity.

Doctors to remove nutrition from disabled Frenchman Vincent Lambert

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REIMS, France (CNA) -- Doctors have said they will begin to remove intravenous feeding tubes from Vincent Lambert, though his parents have asked international authorities to intervene to avoid the death of the man, who requires artificial life support due to a severe injury.

A few prayers to Blessed John Henry Newman became a "constant dialogue" and then a desperate response to an emergency for Melissa Villalobos of Chicago. Her healing, which saved her life and the life of her unborn child, was accepted as the miracle needed for the 19th-century British cardinal's canonization. Villalobos is pictured in an undated photo.

Chicago woman's healing is miracle in Cardinal Newman's sainthood cause

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CHICAGO -- A few prayers to Blessed John Henry Newman became a "constant dialogue" and then a desperate response to an emergency for Melissa Villalobos of Chicago.

Irish newspapers apologize, pay ex-seminarian for false claims

Irish newspapers apologize, pay ex-seminarian for false claims

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DUBLIN -- Three Irish newspapers have apologized and paid compensation to a former seminarian after admitting they falsely claimed he was expelled from formation after being found in bed with another seminarian.

A view of the Rio Grande River is seen from Brownsville, Texas, in this 2016 file photo. Leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in an op-ed cast blame on government policies for recent child deaths near the U.S.-Mexico border.

USCCB leaders decry policies they say led to child deaths at border

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WASHINGTON -- Leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in an op-ed cast blame on government policies for recent child deaths near the U.S.-Mexico border.

People pray during a Catholic service outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong as they protest the extradition bill with China June 11, 2019. The U.S. State Department's newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in their respective countries.

Commission hearing examines Christian persecution around the world

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WASHINGTON -- Speakers at a June 27 hearing on persecution against Christians by governments worldwide lamented the lack of action by many nations, but noted the improvements made by a couple of them.

Officials look over the damaged St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the April 21 bombings across the nation.

Pontifical Missions steps in to provide for orphans of Sri Lankan bombings

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The Easter bombings in Sri Lanka left the Pontifical Mission Societies in that country responsible for the safety, upbringing and education of 271 children who lost at least one parent to co-ordinated terrorist attacks on Christians and foreign tourists.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., announced June 27, 2019, that the remains of Archbishop Sheen, a candidate for sainthood, were being transferred from New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria.

Remains of Archbishop Sheen transferred from New York to Peoria Diocese

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PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Bishop Daniel R. Jenky announced June 27 that the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen were being transferred to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks during a joint news conference with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, June 13, 2019. Bishops in the Ivory Coast have warned of a new civil war in the run-up to 2020 elections, unless urgent action is taken to ease communal tensions and withdraw weapons in the West African state.

Bishops in Ivory Coast warn communal tensions could lead to civil war

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AGBOVILLE, Ivory Coast -- Bishops in the Ivory Coast have warned of a new civil war in the run-up to 2020 elections, unless urgent action is taken to ease communal tensions and withdraw weapons in West African state.

Emmanuel Macron, President of France, delivers a speech in Paris in 2017.

France’s mandatory teen service program draws serious religious freedom concerns

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PARIS, France (CNA) -- France’s soon-to-be mandatory Universal National Service program for teens has drawn serious religious freedom concerns, with critics noting that the program prohibits religious symbols, does not allow conscripts to leave for religious services, and fails to accommodate religious dietary restrictions.

Students from St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville, Ind., carry a banner during the Indiana March For Life in Indianapolis Jan. 22, 2018. After a nearly two-year legal battle, an unlicensed abortion facility started booking appointments in a location in South Bend, Ind., June 19, 2019, and planned to begin offering chemical abortions the week of June 23 amid strong objections from the local community.

Indiana abortion facility will operate without license until hearing

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After a nearly two-year legal battle, an unlicensed abortion facility started booking appointments in a location in South Bend June 19 and planned to begin offering chemical abortions the week of June 23 amid strong objections from the local community.

A member of the police bomb squad unit examines the site of a May 12, 2018, explosion outside Santa Maria Catholic Church in Surabaya, Indonesia. The U.S. State Department's newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in their respective countries.

State Department report details attacks against religious freedom worldwide

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WASHINGTON -- The State Department's newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in their respective countries.

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