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Hong Kong’s ‘Article 23’ is an implicit threat to the Sacrament of Penance‍

Hong Kong is on the verge of enacting a new domestic security law which is even more repressive than the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in 2020 — and may well strike at the very heart of the Church’s conscience, with a potential assault on the confidentiality of the Sacrament of Penance. One of […]

Argentine President Milei: Abortion is aggravated homicide

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, says abortion “is murder aggravated by the bond” between mother and child and condemned the so-called “voluntary interruption of pregnancy,” a euphemism for killing the child in the womb. The statement was part of a March 6 speech at the beginning of classes at the secondary level at Cardenal […]

Irish voters resoundingly reject proposals to redefine family

The Irish prime minister, known as the Taoiseach, has conceded that his government was defeated “comprehensively” when voters rejected amendments to the constitution that the country’s bishops warned would have weakened support for marriage and undermined motherhood. Despite opinion polls showing a clear majority in favour of the government’s plan to widen the definition of […]

Belgian bishops reportedly back women deacons, end to priestly celibacy

In the lead up to this year’s closing session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, the Belgian bishops have apparently opened a national discussion on allowing women deacons and ending the requirement of priestly celibacy. According to Belgian Catholic news site Kerknet, the Belgian bishops’ conference ahead of the October 2-27 synod have sent a […]