Audience erupts in anger as trustees oppose flying pro-life flag at Toronto Catholic schools — By: Catholic News Agency

The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com). / Credit: Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com) Toronto, Canada, Apr 25, 2024 / 12:50 pm (CNA). The International Pro-Life Flag will not fly over Toronto Catholic schools this May. Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) trustees voted against an April 23 motion proposed by trustee Michael Del…

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UK Catholic bishops discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2024 / 10:52 am (CNA). Following a recent Vatican declaration on human dignity, the Catholic bishops of England and Wales condemned medical and social transgenderism while encouraging a “sensitive” response in a pastoral reflection released on Wednesday. The Vatican’s doctrinal office came down strongly against gender ideology, stating that…

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Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception — By: Catholic News Agency

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix. / Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). The Arizona House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to repeal a law protecting unborn babies from abortion throughout…

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In wake of euthanasia case in Peru, physician-priest makes case for palliative care — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Photographee.eu via www.shutterstock.com ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 24, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Father Augusto Meloni Navarro, a priest, physician, and former vice president of the World Health Organization (WHO), urged prayers for the soul of Ana Estrada, the first person to undergo euthanasia in Peru. Meloni also emphasized the importance of…

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Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law — By: Catholic News Agency

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). / Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via…

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