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New Haven, Conn., Aug 17, 2016 / 02:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Since it was first used by Mario Cuomo in 1984, many Catholic politicians have taken up the argument that they are “personally opposed to abortion” but still “pro-choice.” The argument “has always been a poor one, but it has never made less sense than it does today,” writes Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, in an opinion piece published yesterday in The Hill.In a speech at Notre Dame in 1984, Cuomo famously declared that: “As a Catholic I accept the church's teaching authority. … I accept the bishops' position that abortion is to be avoided.” Cuomo added: “My wife and I were enjoined never to use abortion to destroy the life we created, and we never have.” Still, he maintained that abortion should be protected legally.In his piece, Anderson says the Cuomo argument was never morally coherent, that its premise that opposition to abortion i...
Munich, Germany, Aug 18, 2016 / 03:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Never before have so few Catholic priests been ordained in the Church in Germany: a total of 58 men joined the clergy in 2015, according to official figures published by the German Episcopal Conference this week.Within the last decade, the number of ordinations has dropped by half. In 2005, a total of 122 diocesan priests were ordained. Five decades ago, in 1965, the number was 500.While there were almost 20,000 Catholic priests in Germany in 1990, today their number has already dropped to 14,000. The drastic decline is set to continue, judging by the figures: last year also marked the first time in history that the number of new seminarians dropped to double digits. Only 96 new students were registered in 2015. At the same time, 309 priests passed away, and 19 left the priesthood.The crisis of vocations to the priesthood is not just one of sheer numbers. A recent academic study showed that amongst the current clergy, more t...
Dublin, Ireland, Aug 18, 2016 / 03:48 pm (CNA).- Wealthy abortion backers could use Ireland as a model to change pro-life laws in other Catholic countries, an apparent leaked three-year plan for George Soros’ Open Society Foundations suggests.“With one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, a win there could impact other strongly Catholic countries in Europe, such as Poland, and provide much needed proof that change is possible, even in highly conservative places,” the document says.It also cites support for pro-abortion efforts in Mexico, Zambia, Nigeria, and Tanzania, and other parts of Latin America and Europe. The document particularly targets constitutional protections for the right-to-life from conception.The New York-based Open Society Foundations’ proposed 2016-2019 strategy for its Women’s Rights Program appears to be among the documents published by the website DCLeaks.com. The website claims the documents are from the globally in...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Sandra Fayad, Order of Malta LebanonBy Doreen Abi RaadCHABROUH, Lebanon (CNS) -- In a pristinemountain setting in Lebanon, a female volunteer gently takes hold of the handsof Mohammed, a disabled adult who has trouble communicating. She gazes into hiseyes -- still shaded in heart-shaped sunglasses from the dress-up activity afew hours earlier -- as she engages him in a dance to the rhythm of the musicplaying in the background. Smiling contentedly, Mohammed bows his headto kiss her hand, and she responds with a kiss on his forehead. "By showing acts of love, we aredemonstrating that everyone is made in the image and likeness of God,"Anton Depiro, a 30-year-old Catholic volunteer from London, told Catholic NewsService during a recent camp for people with disabilities, run by the Order of Malta Lebanon.As Depiro affectionately put his arm aroundMohammed, he introduced his middle-aged guest like a proud brother, saying, "He'svery shy and quiet." He told CNS the...
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has been offered to the general public....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates and immediately sending shares of the two publicly traded prison operators plunging....
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Anger. Sorrow. Vengeful glee. Guilt. Terrence Carter has experienced it all during Baton Rouge's summer of pain. And on Thursday, as he walked through the dirty water on the floor of his home, Carter said he was experiencing, of all things, hope....
