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California's Original Sin (It's Not What You Think)

a priest once asked me how california got to be the morally decadent place that it is, and my answer — the gold rush — took him by surprise....
JeffreyCulbreath

Catholic activist remains defiant in face of Hong Kong jail threat

a catholic activist insisted on monday that his uk-based human rights monitoring group would not be silenced after hong kong police threaten...
CNA Staff

Ireland's proposed hate speech laws are chillingly vague and ill-defined

this week the irish senate (seanad) will commence a futile debate which is unlikely to amend the proposed legislation on hate speech and hat...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

God Knows, We Will Doubt God

when looking for a quote on doubt, on this feast of st thomas the apostle, whom we call "doubting thomas," i was surprised how differently p...
MarkDohle

Pope's Synod media blackout backfires as Cardinal Zen is handed a platform

rome – yesterday’s big news out of the synod of bishops really did come from outside, i.e., it didn’t emanate from within the paul vi audien...
John L Allen

Vatican justice gets a bloody nose from Italian courts

the vatican has abandoned its extradition request for an italian woman sought on charges related to financial misconduct connected to a seri...
Staff Reporter

Concerns mount for six Sisters kidnapped in Haiti

it has been confirmed that six religious sisters were kidnapped by armed assailants in haiti on 19 january. the abduction took place in...
The Catholic Herald

Parish church destroyed and 65 Catholic schools forced to close by LA wildfires

corpus christi catholic church in the suburb of pacific palisades has been destroyed by one of the wildfires rampaging over los angeles. the...
Thomas Edwards

Pope called Cardinal Burke his 'enemy' and threatened to strip him of privileges, reports claim

pope francis has referred to an outspoken american cardinal as his “enemy” and threatened to strip him of his privileges, according to repor...
Tom Colsy

Virginia poised to abolish death penalty

richmond, va., feb 4, 2021 / 08:11 pm mt ( cna ) .- the abolition of the death penalty has advanced in virginia, with the state senate’s pas...
Catholic News Agency