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USCCB pro-life chairman calls HHS proposed rule on Title X 'terrible policy'

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule to rescind the Trump administration’s enforcement of a Title X provision that “draws a bright line between abortion and family planning,” as the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee chairman has described it. >>>

Church leaders from U.S., Amazon ask governments to protect rainforest

Less than a week before the U.S.-sponsored Leaders Summit on Climate, environmental and religious leaders said they are worried about talks on how to preserve the region and are asking government officials from the U.S. and the Amazon to look kindly at the rainforest and its peoples. >>>

Papal charity sees global increase in religious freedom violations

The religious persecution exercised by China and North Korea, restrictions on religious freedom in dozens of countries and the continuing threat of violence at the hands of religious fundamentalists belonging to a variety of faiths all have worsened since 2018, said Aid to the Church in Need, a papal foundation and Catholic charity. >>>

Let the Children Come to Me: Pope Francis' Via Crucis Meditations Written By Kids

Knowing that Rome, like all of Italy, would be under varying degrees of lockdown during Holy Week and Easter, Father Luigi D’Errico asked youngsters in his parish to draw illustrations and write a series of reflections on the Way of the Cross. >>>

St. Teresa of Avila's life of prayer made her 'exceptional'

While Saint Teresa of Avila was outstanding in many ways, her union with Christ through prayer made her an “exceptional woman,” Pope Francis said. >>>

Año de San José: 1 de mayo: Fiesta de San José el Obrero

Una mirada a la parroquia de St. Joseph the Worker durante el Año de San José >>>

Bendición de canastas de Pascua

El padre Clarence Sandoval, párroco de la Iglesia de St. Rose of Lima, bendice las tradicionales canastas de Pascua en la Iglesia durante la celebración del Sábado de Gloria.
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Defensores dan bienvenida a pasos globales para ayudar a naciones pobres

Las decisiones recientes de las principales instituciones financieras y las principales economías del mundo para aliviar la carga de la deuda de las naciones más pobres del mundo, ayudarán a estos países a responder a la crisis económica causada por la pandemia de coronavirus, sostuvo el director ejecutivo de Jubilee USA. >>>

Papa vuelve a la ventana del Palacio del Vaticano para oración dominical

Después de casi un mes de estrictas restricciones debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, el Papa Francisco saludó a los visitantes en la Plaza de San Pedro, expresando su felicidad al ver que ya se les permitía reunirse y estar presentes para la oración del mediodía del domingo. >>>