‘It’s a challenge to seek the will of God’ at Synod on Synodality, Mexican archbishop says — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Faustino Armendáriz of Durango, Mexico. / Credit: Archdiocese of Durango ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 20, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The archbishop of Durango, Mexico, Faustino Armendáriz, commented that “it’s a challenge to seek the will of God” at the Synod on Synodality, where he is a participating member. The synod is taking place…

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Mexican high court declares articles that criminalize abortion in Chihuahua unconstitutional — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Mel Elias/Unsplash ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 20, 2023 / 18:30 pm (CNA). Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) declared three articles that criminalize abortion in the penal code of Chihuahua state to be unconstitutional. In response to the decision, pro-life leaders criticized this “great blow” against the “fundamental and…

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African Jesuit theologian believes synodality work ‘will begin’ after Rome meetings — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, the dean of the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University in California, speaks at a press conference Oct. 17, 2023, at the Synod on Synodality. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Africa, Oct 20, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). The work of synodality “will begin” when the ongoing conversations in Rome…

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Pro-life movement steps up ground efforts to defeat Ohio abortion amendment — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2023 / 13:56 pm (CNA). As early voting continues on Ohio’s Issue 1 abortion amendment, hundreds of volunteers and workers within the pro-life movement are intensifying their efforts to reach voters through door-knocking, phone-banking, and advertisements. “We’re really running a full-scale presidential-level campaign here in Ohio, leaving…

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Portland Archdiocese: New office will integrate schools into evangelization mission — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Unsplash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 20, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA). After shutting down its Department of Catholic Schools in June amid ongoing tension about policies related to gender ideology, the Archdiocese of Portland has launched a new office focused on bringing diocesan schools more fully into the Church’s mission of evangelization. “Our…

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Cameroonian archdiocese launching perpetual adoration at ‘every parish,’ archbishop says — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, speaks at an Oct. 12, 2023, briefing for the Synod on Synodality. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Bamenda, Cameroon, Oct 20, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). “Every parish” of an archdiocese in Cameroon is building a perpetual adoration chapel to celebrate a local year of the Eucharist observance, the…

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