Irish priest calls musician Shane MacGowan’s raucous funeral Mass ‘a scandal’  — By: Catholic News Agency

Shane MacGowan’s funeral Mass took place Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at St. Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. / Credit: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). A Catholic priest in Northern Ireland has called last week’s funeral Mass for Irish musician Shane MacGowan…

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Congress passes military package without bans on funding abortion, sex change surgeries — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 15:24 pm (CNA). In an overwhelming vote on Thursday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one without House amendments that would have banned military spending on abortion and sex change surgeries. The compromise NDAA…

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Vatican doctrine office encourages single mothers to receive Communion after confession — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Carlos Perez via Cathopic Rome Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 13:50 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine office published a letter on Thursday confirming that single mothers can receive Communion after going to confession and urging the need for further “pastoral work” in parts of the world where single mothers might still face…

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Pope Francis calls for global regulation of AI for ‘peace and common good’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis at the General Audience at the Vatican on Dec. 6, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 14, 2023 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday urged global leaders to adopt an international treaty to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence, saying technological research must be directed…

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Anti-Defamation League: ‘Terrifying’ rise in antisemitic attacks since Hamas war began — By: Catholic News Agency

Smoke billows over the northern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment from southern Israel on Dec. 14, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. / Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2023 / 11:35 am (CNA). The U.S. has seen a continued and “terrifying” spike in antisemitic incidents…

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Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to St. Teresa of Ávila’s spiritual daughter — By: Catholic News Agency

Ana de Lobera y Torres (1545-1621), better known by her religious name Sister Ana de Jesús, helped expand the Discalced Carmelites to France and Belgium. Painting in the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites, Brussels, ca. 1650. / Credit: AnonymousUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Dec 14, 2023 / 10:55 am (CNA)….

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