Orthodox patriarch anticipates Pope Francis visit to Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 17, 2024 / 18:04 pm (CNA). Pope Francis might be traveling to Turkey next year for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, according to Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew…

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Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan backs codifying Roe — By: Catholic News Agency

Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, greets supporters before casting his ballot in the state primary election at Davidsonville Elementary School on May 14, 2024, in Davidsonville, Maryland. / Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 17, 2024 / 16:04 pm (CNA). The Republican nominee for Senate in Maryland — former…

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Fernández: Vatican’s new apparitions guidelines stress ‘caution’ in discernment process — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN News Rome Newsroom, May 17, 2024 / 11:03 am (CNA). Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández held a press conference on…

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Peru’s government considers transexualism a mental health problem: what you need to know — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Juanje Garrido/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, May 17, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A few days ago, the government of Peru published a supreme decree in which “transsexualism” and “gender identity disorder” are considered “mental health problems,” among other points, causing controversy even within agencies of the executive branch.  On May 10, the…

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