Tag: Roman Catholic Church

Benedict: Pope for a Church in Crisis

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Amid Scandals and Politics, Poland’s Youths Lose Faith in Catholic Church

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — A committed Catholic who served from childhood as an altar boy, Karol dreamed as a…

Biden Is an Uneasy Champion on Abortion. Can He Lead the Fight in Post-Roe America?

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States…

A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers

SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to…

Francis Calls Abuse of Indigenous People in Canada a ‘Genocide’

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis has called the devastation visited on generations of Indigenous people in…

Why Catholicism Remains Strong in Canada

EDMONTON, Alberta — The centerpiece of ​Pope Francis​’s journey to Canada this week ​was his historic message o​f…

Pope Francis Will Travel to Canada to Apologize to Indigenous Community

OTTAWA — Pope Francis is traveling to Canada this week to ​apologize to ​Indigenous communities for the Roman…

What Are the Abortion Laws in Countries Around the World?

The Supreme Court’s elimination of the constitutional right to abortion, after nearly a half-century, has made the United…

Federico Carboni Becomes Italy’s First Assisted Suicide

ROME — For more than a year, media reports kept Italians up-to-date on the travails of a 44-year-old…

Poland Shows the Risks for Women When Abortion Is Banned

PSZCZYNA, Poland — It was shortly before 11 p.m. when Izabela Sajbor realized the doctors were prepared to…

A Restored Painting Recalls the Colosseum’s Christian Past

ROME — For most people, the Colosseum conjures up scenes of bloody gladiatorial combat, or doomed encounters between…

In the Philippines, a Doctor Unearths a Drug War’s True Toll

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Standing in a university classroom surrounded by six skeletons lying on wooden tables, Raquel…