3 states pick up abortion pill lawsuit against Food and Drug Administration — By: Catholic News Agency

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri if passed in November. / Credit: Courtesy of Thomas More Society Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 21, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA). Three states have picked up a lawsuit previously dismissed…

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Diocese of Charlotte launches ‘sister parish’ program to aid recovery after hurricane — By: Catholic News Agency

An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on Oct. 3, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. / Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Weeks after deadly Hurricane Helene dumped record rainfall on western North Carolina, the Diocese of Charlotte is encouraging parishes…

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Fernández: Diaconate ‘is not today’ the answer for promoting women in Church leadership — By: Catholic News Agency

“Rushing to ask for the ordination of deaconesses is not today the most important response to promote women,” Cardinal Víctor Fernández, the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said Oct. 21, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 21, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Cardinal Víctor Fernández on Monday…

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Atlanta Catholics plan prayer and reparation amid planned ‘Satanic black mass’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The headquarters of the Satanic Temple, a political activist group known for protesting religious symbolism in public spaces and mocking Christianity, is located in Salem, Massachusetts. / Credit: Crisco 1492/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2024 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Catholics in Atlanta plan to fervently pray and make reparation ahead of and…

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‘Novena to the Mother of God for the Nation’ to begin Oct. 27 as election draws near — By: Catholic News Agency

Our Lady of Pompei Chapel, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. / Credit: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images National Catholic Register, Oct 21, 2024 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 27, the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will launch a nine-day novena in anticipation of the U.S….

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French archbishop consecrates city to Sacred Heart of Jesus ahead of ‘Gate of Darkness’ event — By: Catholic News Agency

Operators work on Lilith, the “guardian of darkness,” built for the Hellfest metal festival in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Oct. 15, 2024. “Lilith” is one of the characters in the urban opera of the French company La Machine titled “The Guardian of the Temple Opus II: The Portal of Darkness,” which will be presented on…

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Biden administration to mandate insurance coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Image Point Fr/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA). The Biden administration announced on Monday that it will require insurance companies to cover over-the-counter contraception in what the White House called the “most significant expansion … in more than a decade” of access to birth control under federal law….

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