Court overruled a lower state court to affirm that frozen human embryos used for in vitro fertilization would be protected under Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.
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Letters to the Editor Week of March 2, 2024
A Beautiful Homily, Covering All Sides of the Immigration Issue, KofC Praying for Ukraine, Aren’t We Welcoming?, Shame Is What the Prophet Calls Out
Obituaries, Week of March 2, 2024
Elizabeth Ann Callahan, OP
A Moving Experience At Mexico’s Las Niñas
I had no initial understanding of why I was going to Mexico. My parish pastor, Father Christopher M. O’Connor kindly extended an invitation to Giselle Ladino (a member of the parish) and I, sometime in late October.
Diocesan Assignments – March 2, 2024
Rev. Peter Y. Okajima, to temporary administrator, while remaining parochial vicar of Our Lady of the Snows, North Floral Park, effective Jan. 26.
Vatican Publishes Full Papal Schedule for Holy Week, Easter
Pope Francis’ calendar for Holy Week and Easter is just as full as in previous years despite a mild illness which has caused him to cancel meetings in the days leading up to the release of his liturgical calendar for March.
Pope Has Full Day of Appointments After Going to Hospital for Tests
The day after Pope Francis paid a brief visit to Rome’s Gemelli Isola Hospital for “diagnostic tests,” he had a full morning of audiences, including a meeting with bishops from Italy’s Emilia Romagna region making their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican.
Still Sick, Pope Has Aide Read His Audience Talk on Envy and Pride
Arriving in a wheelchair instead of walking with his cane, Pope Francis began his weekly general audience by telling visitors and pilgrims, “I’m still a bit sick,” so an aide would read his prepared text.
Suspected Poisoning of Priest’s Chalice Linked to Italian Mafia
During the evening Mass on Feb. 24, Father Felice Palamara, a parish priest in Cessaniti, a village in south Italy, found himself once again targeted by the ‘Ndrangheta, a notorious criminal organization operating primarily in Calabria, the southern region of Italy often referred to as the “toe.”
Catholics Must Have Religious Liberty to ‘Meet Migrants’ Basic Human Needs,’ Bishops Say
The ability of Catholic and other faith-based groups to “meet migrants’ basic human needs” at the U.S.-Mexico border is a religious liberty issue and must be defended, U.S. bishops said in recent statements.
