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Washington D.C., Aug 18, 2018 / 06:04 am (CNA).- The trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor, whose shoddy clinics and gruesome practices led to his conviction of three counts of murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter, is the subject of a movie due to be released in October. A trailer previews the movie “Gosnell: America’s Biggest Serial Killer”, a crowd-funded […]

Irondale, Ala., Aug 17, 2018 / 03:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Friday that Daniel Burke has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News, Inc. Burke has been until now Executive Director of EWTN’s National Catholic Register. The appointment is effective immediately. In his new role, Burke will oversee and direct EWTN’s global news […]

Washington D.C., Aug 17, 2018 / 03:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After a grand jury found thousands of alleged instances of sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses, numerous U.S. bishops have called for renewal and change in face of these heartbreaking events. Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the Church in […]

Philadelphia, Pa., Aug 17, 2018 / 12:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Timothy Senior, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, has announced that the archdiocese is investigating a claim of sexual harassment made by a former student at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. In a letter sent this week to the priests and deacons of the archdiocese, the bishop said that the allegations concerned actions by a former […]

Jefferson City, Mo., Aug 17, 2018 / 11:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Missouri Democratic leaders have voted to remove language acknowledging different views of abortion from their party platform, drawing criticism from pro-life Democrats who say they deserve to be recognized and the move could harm the party’s prospects this November. Kristen Day, president of Democrats for Life of America, said […]

Austin, Texas, Aug 17, 2018 / 10:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The privacy and religious freedom of Texas bishops and other religious groups was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, after the bishops’ internal communications were subpoenaed by an abortion group. In the 2016 case Whole Woman’s Health v. Smith, an abortion group sued the state of Texas, […]

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'I am the living bread come down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world ...' The post Archbishop Follo: Eating the Bread of Heaven to be Able to Love as we are Loved appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]

'Victims should know that the Pope is on their side' The post Vatican on PA Grand Jury Report: ‘Condemns Abuses Unequivocally’, ‘Criminally, Morally Reprehensible,’ Church Wants to Listen to Victims ‘to Root Out Tragic Horror’ Destroying Lives of Innocent appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]

'At its root, this is a spiritual crisis that requires fidelity, reparation, and reliance on Christ for the grace and path to true, lasting freedom' The post Letter to the Archdiocese of Denver on the Abuse Crisis, by Archbishop Aquila appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]