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US cardinal urges Vatican to not seem ‘oblivious’ to victims’ suffering
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Every Vatican office must be sensitive toward those harmed by abuse and should exercise “pastoral prudence” before deciding to display artwork created by an alleged perpetrator of abuse, the president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors told the Roman Curia. “We must avoid sending a message that the…
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Recognize the Inherent Dignity of Every Person, Especially Those Experiencing Homelessness, says Archbishop Gudziak
WASHINGTON – “Policies that criminalize homelessness are a direct contradiction of our call to shelter those experiencing homelessness and care for those in need,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak, responding to today’s Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, et al. The Court ruled it constitutional to arrest or fine individuals experiencing…
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Emergency Medical Care for Women and Their Preborn Children Affirmed by Bishop Burbidge After Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON – “The Catholic faith and Catholic hospitals unequivocally allow for procedures that are necessary to save the life of a pregnant mother in a medical emergency, even when they tragically result in the unintended loss of her preborn child,” Bishop Michael F. Burbidge explained in addressing Thursday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In…