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Royal College of Physicians adopts neutral policy on assisted suicide
On: 3/21/2019, Simon Caldwell , In: World
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The professional body for doctors in the U.K. dropped its traditional opposition to assisted suicide, despite a poll that found a majority of its members remain opposed to the practice. The Royal College of Physicians declared ...

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Royal College of Physicians adopts neutral policy on assisted suicide
On: 3/21/2019, Simon Caldwell , In: World
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The professional body for doctors in the U.K. dropped its traditional opposition to assisted suicide, despite a poll that found a majority of its members remain opposed to the practice. The Royal College of Physicians declared ...

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Survey: Number of Catholics concerned about Christian persecution rises
On: 3/21/2019, The Boston Pilot , In: World
NEW YORK (CNS) -- More than half of U.S. Catholics say they are very concerned about the persecution of Christians around the world, with this 58 percent figure up by 17 percent from a similar poll a year ago. When asked to rank their concerns about ...

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Pope to sign letter to young people at popular Marian sanctuary
On: 3/21/2019, Carol Glatz , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The place Pope Francis chose to sign his letter to young people is an important and popular sanctuary housing the Holy House of Loreto. According to tradition, the tiny stone house is considered to be the home where the Mary was ...

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Polish cardinal, St. John Paul's aide, defends pontiff's record on abuse
On: 3/21/2019, Jonathan Luxmoore , In: World
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate. "Emerging opinions that John ...

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Will Pope Francis meet the Chinese president this week?
On: 3/21/2019, Courtney Grogan , In: World
Vatican City, Mar 20, 2019 CNA.- As Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Rome this week, there has been much speculation as to whether his trip will also include an unofficial visit with Pope Francis. Ahead of the Chinese president’s arrival ...

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Royal College of Physicians adopts neutral policy on assisted suicide

MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The professional body for doctors in the U.K. dropped its traditional opposition to assisted suicide, despite a poll that found a majority of its members remain opposed to the practice.

NEW YORK (CNS) -- More than half of U.S. Catholics say they are very concerned about the persecution of Christians around the world, with this 58 percent figure up by 17 percent from a similar poll a year ago.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The place Pope Francis chose to sign his letter to young people is an important and popular sanctuary housing the Holy House of Loreto. According to tradition, the tiny stone house is considered to be the home where the Mary was born and raised and also the house in which the Holy Family was thought to live when Jesus was a boy. It also is held to be the place where Mary received the angel's annunciation and conceived the Son of God through the Holy Spirit.

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.

Vatican City, Mar 20, 2019 CNA.- As Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Rome this week, there has been much speculation as to whether his trip will also include an unofficial visit with Pope Francis.

Bishops say 'sweeping regulations' of Equality Act will harm society

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a joint letter to Congress March 20, the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said they oppose to the Equality Act because while it is meant to provide protections to those who identify as LGBT, it would impose "sweeping regulations to the detriment of society as a whole."