Ohio bishops call judge’s blocking abortion waiting period ‘callous disregard for women’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 27, 2024 / 18:27 pm (CNA). The Catholic Conference of Ohio has said a court’s temporary elimination of a 24-hour waiting period for abortion shows a “callous disregard” for women considering abortion. This comes after an Aug. 23 ruling by Franklin County Court of Common…

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New York targeting of pregnancy center advertising violates free speech, judge says — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: BAUER Alexandre/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 27, 2024 / 17:27 pm (CNA). A New York court has temporarily blocked the state’s attorney general’s efforts to keep a group of faith-based pregnancy centers from promoting abortion pill reversal medications. The ruling, in the form of a preliminary injunction, comes after Attorney General Letitia…

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New archbishop of Caracas in Venezuela installed amid country’s political crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

“We too must overcome despair,” said newly installed Caracas, Venezuela, archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo. / Credit: Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) Caracas, Venezuela, Aug 27, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA). On Aug. 24, the new metropolitan archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, Raúl Biord Castillo, formally took possession of the archdiocese. He succeeds Cardinal Baltazar Porras at…

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