New York diocese offers $200 million to abuse victims in largest-ever settlement offer — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Agnes Cathedral, Diocese of Rockville Centre / Italianfreak00|Wikipedia|CC0 1.0 DEED Rockville Centre, N.Y., Nov 30, 2023 / 16:55 pm (CNA). In what it called its “best and final” offer to survivors of abuse, the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York on Monday proposed a plan that offers $200 million to approximately 600 survivors…

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Russia Bans Pro-Gay Activism — By: Church Militant

MOSCOW (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Supreme Court of Russia is outlawing pro-gay activism in the country. The court on Thursday approved a request by the Justice Ministry to declare “the international LGBT social movement” as “extremist.” The Justice Ministry said in its Nov. 17 appeal that the LGBT movement shows “various signs and manifestations of extremist orientation,…

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German bishop says divisions within local Church are a ‘disaster for the faithful’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Stefan Oster. / Credit: Diocese of Passau Vatican City, Nov 30, 2023 / 16:25 pm (CNA). A prominent German bishop and steadfast opponent of the controversial Synodal Way has leveled his harshest criticism yet of the state of the Catholic Church in his own country, describing the German episcopacy as deeply “divided”— and warned…

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A Tribute to Detroit’s Pro-Life Warrior — By: Church Militant

Who are the greatest pro-lifers of our generation? In trying to answer this question, it’s almost impossible not to think about the outspoken religious and political figures who defend the unborn. As admirable and necessary as those vocal witnesses are, it’s my opinion that the greatest pro-lifers are the unknown and countless sidewalk counselors — that is,…

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Deaths by suicide reach ‘highest number ever recorded’; ideation likely higher, expert says — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Studio4dich/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 30, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA). Deaths by suicide grew to “the highest number ever recorded in U.S. history,” reaching nearly 50,000 in 2022, according to new data released by the CDC this month. The CDC study, which shows the provisional data for 2022, reported that there were…

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Once-Catholic Spain Persecuting Rosary Protesters — By: Church Militant

MADRID (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Spanish government is attempting to prevent citizens from publicly praying the Rosary in protest of the country’s socialist government.  Spanish officials are targeting Catholics who meet every night in front of the Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Madrid to pray the Rosary in opposition to their corrupt leadership. José Andrés…

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