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News/International

Pro-life activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 29.

Women put in danger, advocates warn

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WASHINGTON -- Many of the leading pro-life advocates in the United States said the Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling striking down a Louisiana abortion law puts women’s health in danger, allows subpar care of women and gives abortion clinics a pass on “common-sense regulations” for “the sake of profit.”

A man holding a banner reading "Chinese communist party is shameless, break the promises," shouts during a protest against the new national security law in Hong Kong July 1, 2020.

Cardinal Zen says he's prepared for arrest under Hong Kong security law

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HONG KONG -- Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said that while he will remain prudent, he is prepared to suffer arrest and trials under Hong Kong's sweeping new national security law.

Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, a musician and retired Pope Benedict XVI's elder brother, died at age 96 July 1, 2020. Msgr. Ratzinger is pictured in a file photo.

Msgr. Ratzinger, brother of Pope Benedict XVI, dies at 96

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VATICAN CITY -- Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, a musician and retired Pope Benedict XVI's elder brother, died July 1 at the age of 96.

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon pauses at the courthouse in Lyon Jan. 7, 2019. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin March 6, 2020, less than six weeks after a French appeals court overturned his conviction for failing to report clerical sexual abuse.

French cardinal reveals future plans after 'ordeal' of abuse trial

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OXFORD, England -- Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who retired from the Archdiocese of Lyon, has left his see to serve as a convent chaplain and envoy for the pope.

Pro-life activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 29, 2020.

Supreme Court abortion ruling continues 'cruel precedent,' says bishop

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WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 decision June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals could not stand.

Steubenville Live is still a go online, despite COVID outbreak in Florida.

Steubenville planning to go virtual

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Canadian Catholic youth and young adults saddened by Steubenville Toronto and Steubenville Atlantic being cancelled due to COVID-19 will have a faith conference to be excited about this month after all, should everything go according to plan.  

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Ignatius Press to publish Cardinal Pell's prison journal

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ROME -- Ignatius Press will be publishing Australian Cardinal George Pell's prison journal and it is also appealing for donations it will give the cardinal for outstanding legal expenses incurred in defending himself against allegations of the sexual abuse of minors.

Eric and Anne Waxman recite the rosary while participating in a roadside prayer rally marking Religious Freedom Week at St. James Church in Setauket, N.Y., June 24, 2020.

COVID-19 limits, rulings seen as latest challenges to religious liberty

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WASHINGTON -- The unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on group gatherings and recent court rulings are part of a growing challenge to religious liberty, said participants in an online symposium June 22.

Palestinians argue with Israeli soldiers during a June 19, 2020, protest near Hebron, West Bank. Three retired Christian leaders released a new statement amid growing tensions over Israel's U.S.-sanctioned bid to officially annex parts of the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley.

Christian leaders: Israeli occupation of Palestine is cause of conflict

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli "military occupation of Palestine" is the "root cause" of the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said three retired Christian leaders.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI smiles at Germany's Munich Airport before his departure to Rome June 22, 2020. Pope Benedict, who is 93, traveled to Germany to see his ailing older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who is 96.

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican from visit to his brother in Germany

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VATICAN CITY -- Retired Pope Benedict XVI returned to the Vatican June 22, five days after flying to Germany to spend time with his ailing, 96-year-old brother.

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is pictured in a 2019 file photo. The increased screen time and isolation because of quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, Father Zollner said.

Lockdown has increased risk of abuse of minors, says expert

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VATICAN CITY -- The increased screen time and isolation due to quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, a Jesuit safeguarding expert said.

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