U.S. bishops urge public to petition Biden administration over pregnancy center fund rule — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA). The U.S. bishops are urging the public to petition the Biden administration to revise a proposal that the bishops say would “unfairly cut off” federal assistance money from going to pregnancy resource centers.  In a statement published Thursday, the…

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Hard-living Irish musician Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died, family says  — By: Catholic News Agency

Shane MacGowan on June 16, 2016, in London, England / Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Irish songwriter and former Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died Thursday, his family said.  “Prayers and the last rites were read during his passing,” the family said…

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America’s Catholics weigh in on Pope Francis’ climate change priorities — By: Catholic News Agency

null / L’Osservatore Romano. CNA Staff, Dec 1, 2023 / 12:41 pm (CNA). A defining theme of Pope Francis’ papacy has been his urging of humanity to better care for the natural environment, which he has done most prominently in his landmark 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ and numerous subsequent writings and speeches. The pope’s emphasis on this…

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