Catholic survey shows ‘shocking’ impact of UK church closures during COVID pandemic — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Ansis Klucis/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). A “major” survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church closures in that country.  Catholic Union, a lay organization that bills itself as “dedicated to the defense of…

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Pope Francis appoints Colombian priest as auxiliary bishop in Archdiocese of Quebec — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Londoño. / Credit: Archdiocese of Quebec Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis appointed a Colombian-born priest, Father Juan Carlos Londoño, to serve as a new auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Quebec, Canada, the Vatican announced on Tuesday.  “We welcome with great joy the new auxiliary…

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Critics: Death stats in Canada, some U.S. states hide euthanasia, assisted suicide numbers — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA). The method used by the Canadian government and several U.S. states to record assisted suicide deaths leads to incomplete statistics and less accountability, anti-euthanasia advocates said this week.  The issue was thrown into sharp relief late last month when, in a Nov. 28 X…

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‘Groundbreaking’ gene-editing therapy receives ethical thumbs up — By: Catholic News Agency

In an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol, National Catholics Bioethics Center President Dr. Joseph Meaney discusses the first-ever therapy approved by the FDA using CRISPR, a genome editing technology. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” CNA Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). A new gene-editing therapy called Casgevy, which is designed…

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