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Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California / Skier Dude|Wikipedia|CC BY-SA 3.0Boston, Mass., May 15, 2023 / 15:05 pm (CNA).The Diocese of Oakland, in California, has filed for bankruptcy protection, Bishop Michael Barber announced May 8. The filing comes less than a month following Barbers announcement that the diocese was strongly considering the legal maneuver due to hundreds of expected child sexual abuse lawsuits brought after the statute of limitations expired at th...

Church of the Sacred Heart in Bordeaux, France. / Credit: Olivier432 - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Denver Newsroom, May 16, 2023 / 09:05 am (CNA).Catholic clergy in France will soon carry a standardized identification card linked to a national database that shows whether they are currently in good standing and can celebrate Mass and hear confessions."It aims to prevent impostors [false priests or deacons] from continuing to act to the detriment of the faithful and the sacraments," ...

JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida / Photo courtesy of Bob PerronBoston, Mass., May 16, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).The FBI and local police have opened an investigation after three mutilated animals were left on the property of a pro-life pregnancy center in Orlando, Florida, last week. On May 10, a staff member from the facility discovered the decapitated corpses of a "very large" chicken, baby lamb, and another "large bird" in front of the clinic, according to Bob Per...

Caritas Internationalis elected Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general on May 15, 2023, in Rome. He has been the chief executive of Caritas Scotland. / Daniel Ibanez/CNARome Newsroom, May 16, 2023 / 09:45 am (CNA).Six months after Pope Francis dismissed its top administrators, Caritas Internationalis new leadership team elected Alistair Dutton, who also serves on the board of Stop Climate Chaos and Jesuit Refugee Services, as its new secretary general Monday night.Dutton is the chief execu...

Null / Photo by Patrick Thomas / ShutterstockDenver Newsroom, May 15, 2023 / 07:30 am (CNA).Leading Israeli rabbis and Catholic Church leaders have signed a joint declaration on the ethics of treating the terminally ill, and rejecting assisted suicide and euthanasia, while also advocating for improved palliative care."For both Jews and Christians, taking care of the terminally ill with belief, respect and love means truly to light the lamp of faith and hope at a time shrouded in darkness an...

Father Alexis Oser. / Credit: Press Diocese of Alto Valle de Río NegroACI Prensa Staff, May 14, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).After nine years without priestly ordinations, the Diocese of Alto Valle de Río Negro in Argentina on May 1 celebrated the ordination of Father Alexis Oser, 27.Bishop Alejandro Benna of Alto Valle presided over the ordination ceremony, which took place at the cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in General Roca, the city where the new priest will carry out his ministry.The las...

Mattel's newest Barbie doll / Photo courtesy of MattelDenver Newsroom, May 14, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).Many little girls grow up playing with Barbie dolls and wishing that a doll would look just like them. Now, little girls with Down syndrome can live this dream. The American toy company Mattel announced April 25 that the first Barbie with Down syndrome would soon be hitting the shelves.The first Barbie doll was released on March 9, 1959. Over the years, Mattel has released several kinds of B...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Gyumri, Armenia, June 25, 2016. / L'Osservatore Romano/CNAVatican City, May 14, 2023 / 05:15 am (CNA).On Mothers Day, Pope Francis entrusted all mothers, including those in heaven, to the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus.Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace on May 14, Pope Francis asked the crowd gathered in St. Peters Square for a round of applause to celebrate all mothers."Mothers Day is celebrated in many countries today. Let us gratefully...

Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Regina Caeli address on May 14, 2023. / Vatican MediaVatican City, May 14, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis prayed Sunday that the recently signed cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians will be maintained and that "the weapons will be silenced.""In the past few days, we have once again witnessed armed conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians in which innocent people have lost their lives, including women and children," the pope ...

North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh. / ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 12, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, intends to veto a bill from the Republican-led Legislature that would ban most abortions at the 12-week mark as legislative and legal feuds over abortion policies continue to rage in states across the country.The legislation would reduce the states limit on legalized abortion by eight weeks. It would set a 20-week cutoff in cases of rape...