A Louisiana judge ruled in favor of the Church when he struck down a state requirement aimed at forcing clergy members to divulge crimes shared in private confessions.
Archbishop Robert J. CarlsonArchbishop Robert J. Carlson of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has directed priests in St. Louis to cut all ties with the Girl Scouts over continuing concerns with their promotion of contraception and “abortion rights”, their affiliation with organizations that are in conflict with Catholic beliefs, their position on transgender and homosexual youth, and their promotion of female role models who do not reflect Catholic values.
A Vatican spokesman has clarified that Pope Francis was speaking about the possible use of contraception to avoid pregnancy during the Zika outbreak, but was only saying that it could be possible "in particular cases of emergency or gravity and could be the object of discernment in a serious case of conscience."
During his upcoming trip to Mexico, Pope Francis has asked that he be allowed to take a short break from his hectic schedule to have a few minutes alone with the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
Millions of Filipinos participated in the eight-day International Eucharistic Congress held in Cebu, Philippines last week where events drew enormous numbers of the faithful.
A miracle attributed to the young Mexican martyr, Jose del Rio, has been approved by the Vatican, opening the door to his canonization.
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