Cardinal Rueda: A conclave is ‘quite different’ from the election of a president — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio, archbishop of Bogota, Colombia. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 7, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Colombian Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio pointed out that the atmosphere among the cardinals is “quite different” from what people who associate a papal conclave “with a democratic election of a president”…

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Justice Department seeks to dismiss lawsuit challenging Biden-era abortion pill rules — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: pim pic/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 6, 2025 / 18:11 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday urged a federal judge in Texas to dismiss an ongoing lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its removal of safety restrictions on abortion drugs.   In its filing on Monday, the Department…

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Cardinal Dolan: New York suicide bill a ‘terrible idea,’ turns doctors into killers — By: Catholic News Agency

New York state capitol in Albany. / Credit: Nina Alizada/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week called New York legislation aiming to legalize medical assisted suicide “a disaster waiting to happen” after the state Assembly advanced the measure last week. In a statement released on Tuesday,…

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Trump’s Justice Department investigates Washington law threatening seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

Washington state’s governor signed a law on May 1, 2025, that threatens priests with up to one year in jail if they fail to report child abuse they learn about during the sacrament of confession. / Credit: Romana Klee via Flickr Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump’s Department…

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