Pew survey in U.S. and Latin America gauges views on Church teachings, popularity of Pope Francis  — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2024 / 10:10 am (CNA). The Pew Research Center has released the results of a survey of how Catholics in the United States and six Latin American countries feel the Church should handle a variety of issues related to the priesthood, contraception, and sexuality as…

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Cardinal Dolan: Harris received ‘bad advice’ to skip Catholic charity dinner — By: Catholic News Agency

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2024 / 17:10 pm (CNA). Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to skip the Al…

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Missouri executes Muslim prisoner Marcellus Williams despite Catholic protest — By: Catholic News Agency

The lethal injection room at California’s San Quentin State Prison. / Credit: California Department of Corrections via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0) St. Louis, Mo., Sep 25, 2024 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Missouri executed Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams on Tuesday evening for the brutal murder of a St. Louis journalist in 1998 despite significant local and national…

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Kentucky conversion therapy ban will have ‘chilling effect’ on counseling, expert says — By: Catholic News Agency

Melissa Moschella, a professor specializing in biomedical ethics and parental rights at the University of Notre Dame, told CNA that these bans effectively put a gag on therapists and instead mandate “really bad therapy.” / Credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). In the wake of Kentucky Gov. Andy…

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