Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage — By: Catholic News Agency

Greek Parliament Building in Athens, Greece. / Credit: Andrey Starostin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Greece this week legalized same-sex marriage at the national level, becoming the first officially Orthodox Christian country to do so.  Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on social media on Thursday that the measure had passed…

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Panamanian Cardinal Resigns After Disappearance Incident — By: Church Militant

DAVID, Panamá (ChurchMilitant.com) – Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, a prominent figure in the Panamanian Catholic Church, was found safe on Feb. 1 after being reported missing two days earlier.  Cdl. José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán The incident, which sparked widespread concern and a police investigation, concluded with the cardinal’s safe return and a public apology…

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Italian Prelates Participate in Freemasonry Seminar — By: Church Militant

MILAN (ChurchMilitant.com) – Leading Italian prelates, including a cardinal, are participating in a “dialogue” seminar with Italy’s leading freemasons to seek reconciliation between Catholic and Masonic values.  Ambrosianum Cultural Foundation The Grand Orient of Italy, the country’s premier Masonic lodge, announced on its website that the archbishop of Milan, Mario Enrico Delpini, would join Grand Master…

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Indiana Catholic couple asks Supreme Court to hear transgender child custody case  — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA). An Indiana Catholic husband and wife are petitioning the Supreme Court to hear their case after the state government removed their child from their home after he began identifying as “transgender.” Mary and Jeremy Cox refused to accept their son’s self-declared female identity…

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