Tight Texas Poll for US Senate Seat — By: Church Militant

DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – A new Texas U.S. Senate survey finds two-term incumbent Ted Cruz, R-Texas, headed toward a competitive general election, but the Texas political climate and other issues motivating voters will probably put Cruz in a strong position for a win come November.  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas Emerson College just released the results of its latest survey of…

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Pro-Lifer in Poland Punished for Comments on Homosexuality — By: Church Militant

GDAŃSK, Poland (ChurchMilitant.com) – A Polish pro-life leader has been convicted for allegedly slandering the LGBT community in his country. Mariusz Dzierżawski Mariusz Dzierżawski, board member of the Pro-Prawo do Życia (Pro-Right to Life) foundation, was sentenced on Jan. 17 for organizing a campaign to inform Poles about scientific research linking homosexuality and pedophilia. According to courts in Gdańsk,…

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Archdiocese of New Orleans Forced to Turn Over Emails — By: Church Militant

NEW ORLEANS (ChurchMilitant.com) – The second-oldest diocese in the United States is facing another legal challenge in its ongoing bankruptcy bid. Judge Meredith Grabill A federal judge recently ruled the archdiocese of New Orleans must turn over emails between its employees and a public relations firm to attorneys representing victims of clerical sexual abuse. The archdiocese…

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Blessings for ‘People, Not Organizations’ — By: Church Militant

ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Pope Francis recently discussed with 800 members of the Roman clergy his stance on blessing gay couples. Basilica of St. John Lateran The dialogue came on Friday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, where Francis held a closed-door meeting that lasted nearly three hours. According to the Italian newspaper Avvenire,…

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Germany Punishes Serial Abuser Priest From India — By: Church Militant

ROTTENBURG, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) – A German district court and an ecclesiastical court have both prosecuted a clerical sex abuser from India who re-offended in Germany after being investigated for allegations of abuse in Canada. Monika Stolz The diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart announced on Sunday that Fr. Ashok Mascarenhas, who was assigned to a ministry of university pastoral work in…

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