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Catholics believe assisted reproduction bill can be defeated in Ecuador
2+ day, 28+ min ago (138+ words) A view of the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador. (Image credit: By Cayambe – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link ) Catholic pro-life activists are confident a bill aimed at regulating assisted reproduction – and containing several provisions that go against Church…...
Pope renews appeal for peace in Ukraine as US envoys arrive in Kyiv
1+ week, 1+ day ago (549+ words) Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus on Sunday, 6 Sept. 2026. (Image ©Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV on Sunday renewed his appeal for an end to the war in Ukraine, decrying recent Russian attacks that have killed noncombatants and damaged civilian infrastructure....
On liturgy, Leo XIV sheds light (and knows it will bring a little heat)
2+ week, 1+ day ago (157+ words) Father John Ubel, pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes, celebrates the eucharistic prayer facing the altar, in the traditional custom, during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.) Pope…...
Scottish bishops’ leader calls Catholics to fight suicide bill
3+ week, 3+ day ago (869+ words) Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, file. (Image courtesy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley) With the threat of legal assisted suicide looming larger every day in the UK, the president of the Scottish bishops’ conference has appealed to Catholics…...
Irish baptisms fall by 30% over ten years
3+ week, 6+ day ago (595+ words) Notice board of St. Mary’s pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. Image credit: By Cograng – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link New research has found that annual baptisms have fallen by 30% over the last ten years in Ireland. A briefing note from the Iona…...