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Jury of 12 on Bill Cosby sex assault case includes 2 blacks
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The jury that will hear the sex assault case against Bill Cosby will include two blacks among its 12 members in a case Cosby believes could be racially motivated....
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A Marian apparition. / Credit: "The World of Marian Apparitions: Mary's Appearances and Messages from Fatima to Today"Rome Newsroom, May 17, 2024 / 06:53 am (CNA).The Vatican's top doctrinal office is centralizing its authority over the investigation of alleged Marian apparitions and other religious phenomena under new norms it issued Friday, a break from past protocols that gave local bishops greater autonomy in discerning such cases.While emphasizing that "discernment in this area remains the task of the diocesan bishop," the new guidelines state that the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith "must always be consulted and give final approval to what the bishop decides before he announces a determination on an event of alleged supernatural origin." The document spelling out the new procedures, titled "Norms for Proceeding in the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena," explains that the doctrinal office previously played a role in the eva...
Philosophical-Theological University of Bressanone in Italy. / Credit: Ladislav Luppa / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)CNA Newsroom, May 17, 2024 / 10:13 am (CNA).In a significant reversal, the Vatican approved the appointment of a new dean at a seminary in Northern Italy almost one year after first blocking the appointment over the candidate's published views on sexual morality.The Philosophical-Theological College in Bressanone (PTH Brixen) announced "with great joy" that Father Martin M. Lintner, OSM, has now been confirmed as dean and will take office on Sept. 1.The appointment of Lintner, who teaches moral and spiritual theology at the seminary, faced opposition from the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education in mid-2023 over his published works on Catholic sexual morality, particularly his views on same-sex blessings. In an article published in 2020 by New Ways Ministry titled "Theologian Suggests Papal Civil Union Support May Lead to Church Blessings," Lintner is qu...
Representatives from the pro-life movement and their supporters gather to demonstrate in Parliament Square on May 15, 2024, in London. / Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesCNA Staff, May 17, 2024 / 10:43 am (CNA).A large number of pro-life people rallied May 15 outside the Houses of Parliament in London to protest a set of amendments that if passed would further liberalize the U.K.'s abortion laws, including one that critics say would allow abortions up to the point of birth.As reported by the Catholic Herald, the rally in Westminster was coordinated by a variety of organizations such as Alliance Defending Freedom UK, Christian Concern, March for Life, Rachel's Vineyard, and 40 Days for Life. Participants held signs and wore shirts with the phrase "No to abortion up to birth."At issue are a number of proposed amendments to a Criminal Justice Bill under consideration in the U.K. Parliament, one of which would amend U.K. law such that "no woman would be liable for a prison sentence ...
