Polish bishop at Synod: Practice can vary but doctrine has to be the ‘same for everyone’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Catherine Clifford, a professor at St. Paul University in Ottawa, and Archbishop Stanisław Gadecki of Poland at the Synod on Synodality’s Oct. 26, 2023, press briefing. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 26, 2023 / 13:35 pm (CNA). A Polish archbishop said Thursday one difficulty of synodality lies in distinguishing pastoral practice —…

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Cardinal at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalizing women’ will not solve problems — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops since April 12, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 26, 2023 / 11:25 am (CNA). Synod on Synodality delegate Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost said this week that “clericalizing women” would not solve problems in the Catholic Church. When asked…

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U.S. bishops mark 25th anniversary of International Religious Freedom Act — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Nicole Glass Photography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2023 / 12:34 pm (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) this week acknowledged the 25th anniversary of the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), what the bishops called a “landmark” piece of legislation meant to protect the “essential and inviolable” principle of…

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Tennessee sues Biden administration, says HHS diverted health funds to Planned Parenthood — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 26, 2023 / 09:45 am (CNA). Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing the Biden administration in response to a federal decision to redirect millions of dollars of federal family planning funding toward Planned Parenthood in the state. Skrmetti said in a Wednesday statement that the state was…

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Cardinal Zuppi calls Hamas ‘the worst enemy of the Palestinian people’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi talks with other Synod on Synodality delegates at the general congregation assembly Oct. 9, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome, Italy, Oct 26, 2023 / 07:25 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, has called Hamas “the worst enemy of the Palestinian people.” “We need a solution that guarantees the…

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Sen. Tim Scott, in EWTN interview, discusses his faith, support for 15-week abortion ban — By: Catholic News Agency

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, speaks to guests gathered at New Beginnings Church in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Oct. 23, 2023, in Chicago. / Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 25, 2023 / 18:10 pm (CNA). GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” correspondent…

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