Two women who challenged the U.K. government over a law that allows abortion up to birth for disabled babies have vowed to take their case to appeal after it was dismissed by the High Court.
Down syndrome advocates vow to appeal British court ruling on abortion
German Catholic lay groups voice frustration with slow pace of reforms
Protesters demanded equality, justice and credibility in the Catholic Church after they claim bishops have asked them for years to be patient.
Synodal process looks to hear from voices on the margins of the church
Pope Francis is inviting Catholics both in the mainstream of church life and on the margins to voice their dreams, ideas and concerns in preparation for the Synod of Bishops in 2023.
Bill to codify Roe called one of most ‘extreme’ abortion bills seen in U.S.
The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, introduced in the U.S. Senate and House June 8 and currently moving through various committees in both chambers, “is nothing short of child sacrifice,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.
In Plenary Council, Australians search for ‘a new way of living as church’
As part of the listening and dialogue phase of the Australian Catholic Church’s Plenary Council, 220,000 Australians answered the question, “What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?”
Vatican: Racial, religious bigotry leads to human rights violations
Addressing a high-level U.N. meeting Sept. 21, Archbishop Gallagher also said that violence against religious groups as well as prenatal diagnostics that lead to a denial of the right to life “because of disability, sex, or other traits” must not be ignored.
Advocates: Action needed to stop Christians from leaving Lebanon, Iraq
Advocates say action is needed to stop the hemorrhaging of Christians from their biblical homelands, particularly Lebanon and Iraq, as safety, poor governance and economic crises imperil their future.
Armenian bishops elect former U.S. pastor as patriarch
The bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church elected Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, the ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe, to be their church’s new patriarch.