July 12 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS
Vatican overhauls its criminal code CWN - 9 hours ago
Pope Francis has issued a motu proprio revamping the criminal laws of the Vatican. The legal reform thoroughly updates the Vatican’s criminal code, taking into account new forms of criminal activity and new legal obligations created by UN treaties. The new criminal laws will go into effect on September 1. The revised criminal code includes provisions against the theft and publication of...
Vatican rules: bank documents must not be edited, removed, destroyed CWN - 8 hours ago
The Vatican judiciary has issued an order prohibiting the alteration of destruction of any documents at the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), as Pope Francis steps up the pressure for thorough...
Irish abortion vote postponed CWN - 12 hours ago
Members of the Dáil Éirean – the lower Irish house of parliament – have twice delayed a vote on whether to legalize abortion. The vote, originally scheduled for July 10, was postponed to allow...
Bishop warns: Egypt’s amended constitution is even more Islamist than the previous one CWN - 12 hours ago
A Coptic Catholic bishop has criticized Egypt’s new amended constitution, which came into force on July 8 by government decree. “We are concerned,” said Bishop Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna...
European court upholds Romanian court’s rejection of dissident priests’ trade union CWN - 12 hours ago
In an 11-6 decision praised by religious-liberty advocates, the European Court of Human Rights has upheld the right of a Romanian court to deny trade union status to 32 dissident Orthodox priests...
Chaldean patriarch sends Ramadan greetings to Iraq's Muslims CWN - 8 hours ago
Iraq’s leading Catholic prelate has sent a message of greeting to the nation’s Muslims for the season of Ramadan, saying that he hopes the month of prayer and fasting will promote peace an...
Togo: bishop brokers election deal between government, opposition CWN - 12 hours ago
Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan, who leads Togo’s Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission, has brokered an agreement between the government and opposition forces on the upcoming...
Vatican statement on tourism calls for conservation of water resources CWN - 9 hours ago
Looking forward to World Tourism Day, which will be observed on September 27, the Pontifical Council for Migrants has released a statement highlighting the importance of water as both an asset and a...
Diplomat: US, Holy See share common ground on human trafficking CWN - 12 hours ago
The United States’ interim envoy to the Holy See has told Vatican Radio that US officials share common ground with Pope Francis on a desire to combat human trafficking. “It’s absolutely...
Cardinal Dolan commemorates 150th anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg CWN - 12 hours ago
Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled to Gettysburg, Penn., on July 6 to commemorate the anniversary of the famed Civil War battle, which took place on July 1-3, 1863. During his brief Sunday Mass...
Czech Republic, Slovakia commemorate anniversary of arrival of Saints Cyril, Methodius CWN - 12 hours ago
At separate Masses attended by Church and civil leaders, the Czech Republic and Slovakia commemorated the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the apostles of the Slavs,...
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