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Court appointment one more issue for the Catholic vote, legal experts say
On: 9/22/2020, Tom Tracy, Catholic News Service , In: Nation
If there weren't already enough heavy considerations for Catholic voters to digest before the Nov. 3 election, there is now a Supreme Court vacancy joining a global pandemic, school choice, abortion, immigration, death penalty and other timely concerns. Whether ...

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Court appointment one more issue for the Catholic vote, legal experts say
On: 9/22/2020, Tom Tracy, Catholic News Service , In: Nation
If there weren't already enough heavy considerations for Catholic voters to digest before the Nov. 3 election, there is now a Supreme Court vacancy joining a global pandemic, school choice, abortion, immigration, death penalty and other timely concerns. Whether ...

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Five years ago, Pope Francis visited United States with message of encouragement
On: 9/22/2020, Carol Zimmermann, , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although the thought of standing with throngs of people for hours at a time seems foreign now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it was something tens of thousands of Catholics were happy to do in Washington, New York and Philadelphia ...

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Quebec government limits churches to 50 people, 25 in riskier regions
On: 9/22/2020, Francois Gloutnay, , In: World
MONTREAL (CNS) -- The Quebec government took religious leaders by surprise by announcing Sept. 20 that the maximum number of people allowed to participate in an event in a place of worship would be lowered from 250 to 50 in all regions of the province, ...

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Supreme Court: Full docket of religious liberty cases during nomination fight
On: 9/22/2020, CNA Staff , In: Nation
CNA Staff, Sep 21, 2020 CNA.- As the Trump Administration looks to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, the coming judicial session features a slate packed with religious freedom cases. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on ...

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Vatican reaffirms, clarifies church teachings on end-of-life care
On: 9/22/2020, Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican's doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering "a moral ...

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Court appointment one more issue for the Catholic vote, legal experts say

If there weren't already enough heavy considerations for Catholic voters to digest before the Nov. 3 election, there is now a Supreme Court vacancy joining a global pandemic, school choice, abortion, immigration, death penalty and other timely concerns.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although the thought of standing with throngs of people for hours at a time seems foreign now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it was something tens of thousands of Catholics were happy to do in Washington, New York and Philadelphia when Pope Francis made his visit to the United States five years ago.

MONTREAL (CNS) -- The Quebec government took religious leaders by surprise by announcing Sept. 20 that the maximum number of people allowed to participate in an event in a place of worship would be lowered from 250 to 50 in all regions of the province, starting Sept. 21.

CNA Staff, Sep 21, 2020 CNA.- As the Trump Administration looks to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, the coming judicial session features a slate packed with religious freedom cases. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday created the first opening on the Court during a fall or spring term since 2017; the Court’s opening conference for the fall is on Sept. 29.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican's doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering "a moral and practical clarification" on the care of vulnerable patients.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- About 10 days before he was expected in Rome, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the Vatican "endangers its moral authority" by considering an extension of its 2018 agreement with China on the nomination of bishops.