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Pope Leo issues new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life | News Headlines
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (242+ words) Pope Leo XIV promulgated new statutes for the Pontifical Academy for Life, replacing the almost identical statutes issued by Pope Francis in 2016. Faithful Catholic resources depend on your faithful Pope Leo issues new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life Pope…...
Local bishop ‘grateful’ as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post | News Headlines
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (261+ words) Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, expressed gratitude that Susan Ostermann, a University of Notre Dame professor and abortion advocate, declined to accept the university's appointment as head of its Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Archbishop…...
Controversial scholar withdraws from Notre Dame post [News Analysis] | News Headlines
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (299+ words) A heated controversy at the University of Notre Dame has apparently been resolved, with Susan Ostermann, who had been appointed to head the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, announcing that she would not accept the post. Faithful Catholic…...
Pope Leo reflects on inculturation, offers Our Lady of Guadalupe as example | News Headlines
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (234+ words) In a Spanish-language message to a conference in Mexico on Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Leo XIV reflected on inculturation and upheld Our Lady of Guadalupe as its model. "However, the proclamation of the Good News always takes place within…...
Peruvians recall future Pope Leo as disciplined, open-hearted man | News Headlines
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (459+ words) Two Peruvians in Chiclayo, where the future Pope Leo was bishop from 2015 to 2023, recalled Pope Leo as a disciplined and open-hearted man. C'sar Piscoya, described by the Vatican newspaper as a "dear friend of the Pope," discerned in the 1990s whether…...
UK abortions at record level | News Headlines
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (232+ words) Almost one in three pregnancies in the United Kingdom now ends in abortion, according to recently released statistics. "Last month, after a mysterious eighteen-month delay, the U.K. government finally published the 2023 abortion figures for England and Wales," Philippa Stroud, a member…...
New president of Pontifical Academy for Life defends focus on universal health care | News Headlines
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (337+ words) Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro, appointed president of the Pontifical Academy for Life last May, defended the academy's focus on universal health care at its 2026 plenary assembly. "The theme chosen for this year, Healthcare for All: Sustainability and Equity," is consistent with…...
Pontifical academy devotes annual assembly to universal health care; speakers differ on abortion ‘rights’ | News Headlines
2+ week, 4+ day ago (318+ words) The Pontifical Academy for Life is devoting its 2026 assembly to the theme of "Healthcare for all: Sustainability and Equity." The two-day assembly, which begins on February 16, will be the first held under the presidency of Msgr. Renzo Pegararo, appointed by…...
New Philippine bishop said he wished the Church would ‘come up with a reasonable teaching’ on contraception | News Headlines
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) Pope Leo has appointed Father Cyril Villareal, a priest of the Archdiocese of Capiz in the Philippines, as the bishop of Kalibo. Born in 1974 and ordained to the priesthood in 2001, Father Villareal has in recent years served as a seminary…...
US bishops back 2 pro-life bills in Congress | News Headlines
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) The chairmen of three committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops lent their support to the Pregnant Students" Rights Act, sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, sponsored by…...