Canadian Judge Grants 27-Year-Old Autistic Woman’s Request for Assisted Suicide
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Canadian flag waving in front of the Parliament Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The decision is stayed for 30 days in order to allow the woman’s father to appeal ..read more
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PHOTOS: Friars and Faithful Gather in Upper Room in Jerusalem to Mark the Last Supper
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Marinella BandiniThe Catholic faithful gathered in the Cenacle in Jerusalem for the Mass of the Lord's Supper that the Franciscan friars celebrated on Holy Thursday 2024. The Cenacle is at the center of strong tensions and disputes regarding ownership and rights of access and celebration. An ancient tradition places King David’s tomb here; and over the centuries Jews and Muslims have leveraged this to first expel the Franciscans and then to prevent Christian worship, which they deemed sacrilegious. After the Mass at the Cenacle, as tradition dictates, the Franciscans proceeded in a procession ..read more
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Oregon Reports Significant Uptick in Assisted Suicides
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Oregon State Capitol In all, 2023 saw a nearly 30% increase in assisted-suicide prescriptions and a 20% rise in deaths ..read more
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New Hampshire Legislators Reconsider ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Legislation
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The New Hampshire State House in Concord The Diocese of Manchester, which takes up the entire state, has rallied opposition to the bill ..read more
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Governors in West Virginia, Utah, Idaho Sign Religious-Freedom Bills
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Religious freedom is of paramount concern to Catholics and all people of goodwill. Govs. Jim Justice of West Virginia, Spencer Cox of Utah, and Brad Little of Idaho — all Republicans — signed legislation in their states to enhance religious-freedom protections ..read more
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What You’ll See at the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
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Jacopo Tintoretto (1519-1594), “Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet” The Holy Thursday Mass both rejoices in the institution of the Holy Eucharist and mourns Jesus’ imminent Passion ..read more
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Easter Holiday is Canceled Then Restored in Heavily Christian Indian State
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Credit: Anto AkkaraSt. Paul's Church, in Imphal, capital of Manipur state, after the church was set on fire in 2023. The March 28 reversal by the Manipur government, which is led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came within 24 hours after Manipur Gov. Anusuiya Uikey canceled the Easter holiday ..read more
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Mass Mentality: Priest’s Viral Video Spotlights Misunderstanding of the Eucharistic Sacrifice
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Detail of the fresco of the Last Supper in Chiesa di San Andrea Apostolo (Brunate) of by Mario Albertella (1934). Do the majority of Catholics not fully grasp the why behind the Liturgy of the Eucharist ..read more
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PHOTOS: Pope Francis Washes the Feet of Inmates at Women’s Prison in Rome
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National Catholic RegisterPope Francis kisses the foot of one of the 12 women whose feet he washed at the Rebibbia Women’s Prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, March 28. The Pope continues his regular tradition of holding the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at local penitentiaries ..read more
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The Church Must Defend Integrity of Confession in Hong Kong
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‘Given the delicacy and greatness of this ministry and the respect due to persons, the Church declares that every priest who hears confessions is bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed to him,’ explains the Catechism. A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: It’s imperative that Catholic leaders speak out against this latest blow to religious freedom and human rights in the Chinese territory ..read more
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