American raised in Philadelphia among victims stabbed in England

An American who attended Catholic schools in Philadelphia was among three friends stabbed to death in a suspected terror attack in England.
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Belgium’s Brothers of Charity cut ties to their homes over euthanasia

Belgium's Brothers of Charity have cut ties with their 15 homes for psychiatric patients after the Vatican stripped the institutions of their Catholic status because euthanasia was permitted on their premises.
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Catholic bioethicist: COVID-19 vaccine could be question of conscience

There is "no absolute duty" to boycott any COVID-19 vaccine produced with the help of cells derived from aborted fetuses, said a researcher from a Catholic bioethics institute.
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Outside Italy, European churches begin guidance to halt COVID-19 spread

Catholic churches across Europe are suspending the sign of peace during Mass in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus.
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English Catholics to rededicate nation as ‘Mary’s Dowry’

Catholics are preparing for the historic rededication of England as "Mary's Dowry" in the hope that it will spur the re-evangelization of their country.
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Pakistani woman who fled to Canada seeks political asylum in France

The Catholic mother, who spent nearly a decade on death row in Pakistan after she was falsely accused of blasphemy against Islam, wants to live closer to French writer Anne-Isabelle Tollet, who was influential in her fight for freedom and helped her to write her autobiography, "Enfin Libre" (Finally Free).
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Northern Irish bishops accuse Britain of hijacking bill to allow abortion 

Abortion and same-sex marriage will be made legal in Northern Ireland unless self-government in the province is restored within three months.
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Report: U.K. church officials ‘deliberately misled’ U.S. archdiocese

An English church official "deliberately misled" a U.S. archdiocese into harboring a pedophile priest and helping him to escape justice for a quarter of a century, said a report from a child abuse inquiry.
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Vandals, arsonists target French Catholic churches

Vandals and arsonists have targeted French churches in a wave of attacks that has lasted nearly two months.
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English bishop says miracle of U.S. woman could make Newman a saint

Catholic bishops have expressed hope that Pope Francis will canonize Blessed John Henry Newman in 2019 after Vatican medics said the inexplicable healing of a U.S. mother was a miracle attributable to his intercession.
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Relic of early pope, found by waste company, given to London cathedral

A relic of bones of an early pope was given to the Catholic Church after it was stolen from a car and recovered by a waste disposal company.
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Cardinal Arinze: Communion cannot be shared with friends like beer or cake

He said that while he wished other Christians well it was important understand that "the holy Eucharist is not our private possession which we can share with our friends."
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