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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- One of the Vatican's top officials visited Sri Lanka to show solidarity with Catholics still reeling from the Easter suicide bombings that claimed more than 250 lives and injured more than 400.
Family portraits, mutual support part of Caritas global assembly
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle added a photo of his "Lolo Kim" to a mosaic of migrants, world leaders and Caritas workers to illustrate how humanity forms one family and is sharing one journey.
Argentinian doctor convicted of refusing to perform abortion
By CNA/EWTN NewsBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA -- Dr. Leandro Rodríguez Lastra, an OB-GYN in Argentina, was found guilty on Monday of having prevented an abortion, after he decided to save the life of an unborn baby whose mother had taken an abortion pill.
Brazilian bishop resigns amid charges
By Catholic News ServiceSAO PAULO -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a bishop under investigation for extortion, mismanagement of funds and covering up alleged clerical abuse against minors.
'No words to express our shame': Polish bishops apologize for abuse
By Jonathan LuxmooreWARSAW, Poland -- The Polish bishops' administrative council met in emergency session May 22 and later admitted the church failed to act against clerical sexual abuse.
Cardinal Sarah blasts ‘lazy’ criticism of Pope Benedict XVI
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsROME -- Cardinal Robert Sarah has blasted what he called “lazy” and “superficial” reactions bordering on “intellectual hysteria” to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s recent notes on the clerical abuse scandal.
With EU elections near bishops express concern about rising nationalism
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceROME -- Catholic bishops across Europe encouraged their faithful to go to the polls in late May to elect members of the European Parliament who would promote unity and take seriously the power of the European Union to do good in the world.
Cardinal Willem Eijk says gender theory “radically contradicts the Church’s teaching” and undermines the roles of mothers and fathers
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsROME -- Exposing the errors in gender theory is “of the utmost urgency” because it poses a threat to the Church’s moral teaching and to the proclamation of the Christian faith, said the archbishop of Utrecht.
Two young men shot dead before Mass in Mexico
By David AgrenMEXICO CITY -- Two young men arriving for a Mass to be celebrated before a quinceanera in Mexico's Veracruz state were shot dead as they entered the parish parking lot. It was the latest atrocity in a steady string of mass slayings, which have highlighted a surge in the country's already shockingly high homicide rate.
French court orders severely disabled man be returned to life support
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from a patient whose body can absorb them is a "serious violation" of the person's dignity, said two Vatican officials.
Responsible to limit large-scale Muslim immigration, U.S. Cardinal Burke says
By Robert DuncanROME -- Limiting the number of Muslims allowed to immigrate to traditionally Christian nations would be a prudent decision on the part of politicians, said U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke.