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Detroit, Mich., Dec 13, 2018 / 11:14 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Michigan has passed a bill that would continue to prohibit doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs through a teleconference call, permanently extending a ban that first took effect in 2012.   The Detroit Free Press reports that the bill passed the legislature in the early hours of the morning Dec. 13 by a vote of 62-47, with […]

Lahore, Pakistan, Dec 13, 2018 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Pakistani official announced this week a new “Minorities Empowerment Package” and the creation of a task force to ensure the rights of religious minorities in the province of Punjab. According to Dawn, Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Ijaz Augustine said the package will include new legislation and […]

Vatican City, Dec 13, 2018 / 09:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told a Catholic media group Thursday to be avenues of God’s peace, sharing the stories of the poor, the least, and the voiceless. “In your profession you can be ‘living channels’ of spirituality before God and before all your listeners and viewers,” the pope told collaborators of the Italy-based […]

Abuja - “No Catholic priest or people of consecrated life should be actively involved in partisan politics in obedience to the Canon Law of the Catholic Church ” says a statement issued by the Bishops Conference of Nigeria, signed by Fr. Ralph Madu, Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria with the title “2019 General Elections: Catholic Church Remains […]

Holy Father Sends Message to participants in the Study Day on Water organized by the FAO in Madrid The post ‘The Earth Must Be Treated With Tenderness,’ Says Pope Francis appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]

'In this moment of grief, the Holy Father invites all to find comfort & strength in Jesus resurrected, praying to God that hope will not grow faint in this hour of trial' The post Pope on Cathedral Shooting: May Hope Not Fail Us in This Time of Trial appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]

Tells 10 Ambassadors How Church Wishes to Help, Engage in Constructive Dialogue The post ‘It Is Essential That Respect for Human Dignity & Rights Inspire & Direct Every Effort,’ Pope Tells Ambassadors appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]

Vatican City, Dec 13, 2018 / 05:39 am (CNA).- The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis will travel to Bulgaria and Macedonia May 5-7, 2019, with a stop in Mother Teresa’s hometown of Skopje.The pope will spend the bulk of the trip in the Bulgarian cities of Sofia and Rakovski before visiting Skopje, Macedonia, the birthplace of Mother Teresa, on May 7.While Mother Teresa is commonly […]

Karachi - "Do not use hard language on social media. We must maintain moral values in what we write: each of us is responsible for what is published ": said Friar Qaisar Feroz OFM Cap, executive Secretary of the Social Communications Commission of the Bishops of Pakistan, speaking at a workshop on Christian Media, organised recently by the Social Communications Commission of the archdiocese of […]

Deeply Saddened, Pope Implores Abundant Blessings on the Victims, Affected, & French People The post Pope Firmly Condemns Shooting in Strasbourg Christmas Market appeared first on ZENIT - English. […]