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Amid criticism by bishops, Notre Dame says pro-abortion professor ‘well prepared’ to lead institute — By: Catholic News Agency

The University of Notre Dame is signaling that it will stick by its appointment of an outspoken pro-abortion advocate to lead a university institute even after bishops from around the U.S. have criticized the decision and urged the school to change course. Multiple bishops have lamented the school’s decision to appoint global affairs Professor Susan…

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Archbishop Coakley mourns execution of Oklahoma murderer, urges prayers for end to death penalty — By: Catholic News Agency

Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley this week lamented the state’s execution of convicted murderer Kendrick Simpson, urging prayers for an end to what he called the “inhumane” punishment of the death penalty. Oklahoma executed Simpson on Feb. 12 for the 2006 murders of 20-year-old Glen Palmer and 19-year-old Anthony Jones. Simpson was convicted of killing…

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Form Before Permission—and the Crisis It Reveals: Reply to Flanders on the SSPX — By: OnePeterFive

Recently, OnePeterFive published an article here on the coming consecration of bishops by the Fraternity of the Society of St. Pius X (FSSPX) on July 1. Given that the FSSPX is itself a controversial subject—and that the consecration of bishops without papal approval is widely regarded as the most controversial act in its history—the stakes…

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Catechist, pregnant wife abducted as bandits force inhabitants to flee Nigerian village — By: Catholic News Agency

The parish priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church of the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has confirmed the kidnapping of the parish catechist, his pregnant wife, and over 30 other people in a bandit attack. In an interview with Arise television, Father Linus Matthew Bobai said the Feb. 9 attack forced residents of Kutaho and Kugir…

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