Autistic Catholics find a voice: New support group fosters connection and belonging — By: Catholic News Agency

Autistic Catholics is an online resource and support system that offers weekly meetings for Catholics on the autism spectrum. / Credit: Autistic Catholics CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2024 / 14:55 pm (CNA). Several Catholics have banded together to create a support system for Catholics on the autism spectrum. Autistic Catholics, an online resource and support…

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Synod rules out women deacons; meetings called to be ‘laboratories of synodal life’ — By: Catholic News Agency

On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 3, 2024…

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In defiance of country’s bishops, Venezuelan dictator decrees start of Christmas season — By: Catholic News Agency

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela. / Credit: Eneas de Troya, Flickr Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 3, 2024 / 16:25 pm (CNA). The leader of the Chavista (socialist) dictatorship in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this week the beginning of the Christmas season in the country “as decreed” by his regime and despite strenuous objections from the Venezuelan…

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