Tag: Catholic Church

That same month, however, a Catholic priest claimed he was punished by church leaders in France after he gathered more than 100,000 signatures

The article entitled “How Catholic Bishops Are Shaping Health Care In Rural America” asserted that Catholic hospitals are callously endangering women in communities where the only available hospital is a Catholic hospital, due to Catholic restrictions on abortion, contraceptives, sterilization and transgender procedures. The hospitals in question, however, operate in poorer areas to provide medical care to communities that cannot afford for-profit hospitals, in accordance with Catholic social teaching on the dignity of human life and caring for the poor.

McAleese made the comments Friday at the centenary celebration for the Missionary Society of St. Columban, saying that the church’s teaching amounted to homophobia and claimed it “ruins people’s lives,” according to Crux Now. She also participated in Ireland’s gay pride parade the following day with her gay son.

Talks about 'hope and dignity' VATICAN CITY (AP) — On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis called for peace in a world marked by war...

Urged followers not to remain silent VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday urged Catholics to not remain paralyzed in the face of the...