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Migrants in Mexico / Catholic Relief ServicesSt. Louis, Mo., Apr 14, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami recently criticized an immigration bill under consideration in Florida, saying it criminalizes "empathy" by making it a crime to transport undocumented migrants for any reason. The bill, SB1718/HB1617, provides for a third-degree felony for anyone who "[t]ransports into or within this state an individual whom the person knows, or reasonably should know, has entered the United States in violation of law and has not been inspected by the federal go...

In response to the long wait times to enter St. Peter's Basilica, those who wish to enter for Mass, confession, or adoration can now do so via a special "prayer entrance" immediately to the right of the barricades to enter through the metal detectors on the right side of the piazza. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNARome Newsroom, Apr 14, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA).With 100,000 people cramming into St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the lines to enter the Vatican basilica have returned to their pre-pandemic wait times.In light of the influx of tourists to the Eternal City, the Vatican ha...

Null / USCCBDenver, Colo., Apr 14, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA).The need to rebuild trust in the wake of abuse scandals, the need to be inclusive and welcoming while faithful to Church teaching, and the need to approach the synodal process as "a missionary movement" were on the minds of American and Canadian Catholics who participated in the North American phase of the Catholic Church's synodal process.Participants reflected on a working document provided by the Vatican and offered their contributions based on the discussions of synods at the parish and diocesan levels. Their reflections ar...

Null / Credit: Chodyra Mike 1/Shutterstock.Washington D.C., Apr 13, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA).The Biden administration plans to issue an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court allowed a Texas judge's ruling to severely restrict abortion pill access. The appeals court Wednesday night temporarily suspended the judge's ruling to invalidate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The decision will, however, leave in place restrictions that will severely limit the abortion drug's distribution.The three-judge panel from the 5t...

Null / Video Creative/Shutterstock.Denver, Colo., Apr 14, 2023 / 11:12 am (CNA).The Canadian government has released new recommended standards and advice for medical doctors concerning physician-assisted suicide that critics say do nothing to protect vulnerable patients from premature death.The new guidelines allow for "virtual" physician-assisted suicide, advise doctors not to notify family members when a patient requests suicide, and require medical professionals who object to physician-assisted suicide to refer patients to others who are willing to participate in their suicides.He...