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Null / ShutterstockDenver, Colo., Dec 9, 2022 / 17:15 pm (CNA).The Biden administration may not force Catholic organizations and medical professionals to perform gender-transition surgeries or provide insurance coverage for them, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has said in a Dec. 9 ruling that cited religious freedom grounds."The federal government has no business forcing doctors to violate their consciences or perform controversial procedures that could permanently harm their pati...

Archbishop Samuel Aquila / Denver CatholicDenver, Colo., Dec 9, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).The "unmitigated tragedy" of a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub prompted "irresponsible" press coverage that wrongly scapegoated religious communities for their stands on sexual morality and identity, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver has said."This type of irresponsible commentary is increasingly common," he said, summarizing the assumption as "You dont a...

Father David Michael Moses takes part in UST MAX Studios Great, Big Christmas Show. / UST MAX StudiosDenver, Colo., Dec 10, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA).This year youre invited to celebrate Advent and Christmas with your favorite Catholic influencers. So pour yourself a glass of eggnog and prepare to get into the spirit of the season by watching "The Great, Big Christmas Show," livestreamed on Dec. 12.Social media sensation Father David Michael Moses will host this 30-minute variety...

Stephen Auths newest book documents his search for God through the arts. / EWTN News In DepthWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 10, 2022 / 06:30 am (CNA).For millennia, the arts have served as a medium through which mankind can illustrate the contours of the human experience. The arts have such an important role in Church history that St. John Paul II even released a letter in 1999 detailing the importance that artists have in the eyes of God.With this in mind, EWTN News In Depths Montse A...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Gyumri, Armenia, June 25, 2016. / L'Osservatore Romano/CNAVatican City, Dec 10, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis told seminarians on Saturday that praying the rosary can "unveil the mysteries of the priesthood" in its moments of joy, sorrow, and the glory to come.In a meeting with seminarians from Barcelona, the pope urged the young men to remember that "when you are a priest your first obligation will be a life of prayer.""Dear sem...

The Holy House of Our Lady in the Shrine of Loreto. / Tatiana Dyuvbanova / Shutterstock.Rome Newsroom, Dec 10, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).What do Galileo, Mozart, Descartes, Cervantes, and St. Therese of Lisieux have in common? They all traveled hundreds of miles to step inside the Virgin Marys house, which is preserved inside a basilica in the small Italian town of Loreto.Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy House of Loreto since the 14th century to stand inside the walls where tradition holds...

Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, speaking to journalists, Dec. 9, 2022 / Marcin MazurKyiv, Ukraine, Dec 10, 2022 / 00:00 am (CNA).Every effort for peace in Ukraine coming from Pope Francis and the Holy See is welcome, Ukraines Foreign Minister said Friday, whether it is helping to mediate for the exchange of prisoners or in assisting migrants and refugees. However, the time for broad negotiations after the Russian aggression has not come yet, Dmytro Kuleba told a s...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — All workers should feel welcomed by the church and know that...

Pope Francis met Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege on Dec. 9, 2022. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Dec 9, 2022 / 04:18 am (CNA).Pope Francis met Friday with Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, a Congolese physician known for his work treating victims of sexual violence.The private audience at the Vatican on Dec. 9 comes as Pope Francis is preparing to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next month.Mukwege has said that he hopes the popes January visit will "shed light o...

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