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Lori: FDA decision on medical abortion puts women’s lives, health at risk

By no longer requiring the abortion drug mifepristone to be picked up in person, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is "merely succumbing to the abortion industry's pressure to loosen safety standards," instead of protecting the lives and health of mothers and children as it should do, said the U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman.

Many women fear their voices will be ignored in Vatican synod, speakers say

Women around the world are participating in the process of the Synod of Bishops, but many of them fear that, despite promises, their voices will not be heard, said speakers at a webinar in Rome.

Pope Joan: Old rituals, wild imaginations led to legend, archivist says

Intelligent, in love, highly cultured and heavily pregnant, the infamous "Pope Joan" is one of those urban legends of the "urbi" of Rome about a woman who covertly climbed the clerical ladder in the ninth century and was elected Pope John VIII.

Pandemic, port backup affect Catholic Church’s ministry to maritime crews

For years, maritime crews streaming into the Stella Maris Crew Center and Chapel were greeted by a sign depicting Mary, proclaiming "Mass -- Quiet Time -- Relax/Free: Wi-Fi, Coffee and Cookies."

U.K. court rules N. Ireland must investigate treatment of ’70s detainees

The U.K. Supreme Court ruled that police in Northern Ireland were wrong not to investigate allegations that 14 Catholic men were tortured while in custody in the early 1970s.

St. Joseph’s quiet humility teaches value of silence, pope says

The absence of any words attributed to St. Joseph in the Gospels speaks volumes about the importance of silence, Pope Francis said.

Relief efforts for tornado victims show ‘church at its best,’ says sister

St. Jerome Church in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, became a makeshift shelter for storm survivors over the Dec. 11-12 weekend and shifted Dec. 13 to become a distribution site for relief supplies.

Pope: Through Mary, Latin America can move toward conversion, renewal

Festive music, dancing and prayers in honor of Mary echoed through St. Peter's Square as hundreds gathered to commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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