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A view of the Iowa State Capitol building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. / Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA).The Iowa House of Representatives passed legislation that would recognize the personhood of unborn children at the moment of fertilization and increase penalties for those who cause the death of an unborn person without the consent of the mother.An unborn person, as defined in the bill, is "an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from the moment of fertilization to live birth." Current law already prohibits the nonconsensual "termination of a human pregnancy," but this would shift the language to grant legal recognition and protection to the "unborn person."The bill would also increase penalties for violations of this law.Causing death or serious injury to an unborn person during the commission of a "forcible felony" or during the commission of a "felony or felonious assault" would be subject to a Class ...
Pope Francis presides over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome on March 8, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNARome, Italy, Mar 8, 2024 / 14:35 pm (CNA).On Friday evening Pope Francis traveled out of the Vatican to hear confessions and preside over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome.Choosing the theme "Walking in the New Life," the pope stressed that the Lenten journey is a moment of interior reflection and transformation and that God never tires of forgiving.The pope punctuated his homily several times with off-the-cuff remarks. At one point he turned to the faithful and asked them to repeat in unison: "God never tires of forgiving."Pope Francis addresses the faithful at a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome on March 8, 2024. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAThe Holy Father implored the assembly to not "renounce God's forgiveness, the sacrament of reconciliation," stressing that it is "not a practice of devotion but the foundation of Christian ...
Pope Francis addresses members of the Apostolic Penitentiary on March 8, 2024, in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 15:05 pm (CNA).Pope Francis in an address on Friday morning stressed the importance of confession during the season of Lent, underscoring that the richness of the sacrament is seen in the Act of Contrition, a testament to God's mercy and love."Repentance," the pope said during his address to the members of the Apostolic Penitentiary's course on the internal forum, "is neither the fruit of self-analysis, nor of a psychic sense of guilt, but arises entirely from an awareness of our wretchedness in the face of God's infinite love, his boundless mercy." The Apostolic Penitentiary is one of the three main tribunals of the Holy See and is responsible for dealing with the deeply sensitive matters related to the conscience of individual Catholics, called the "internal forum," along with cer...
Maria Steen, an Irish barrister, makes the case for rejecting proposed amendments to Ireland's constitution. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News NightlyCNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 15:35 pm (CNA).Voters in Ireland went to the polls today to decide on whether or not to strip from the country's constitution recognition of the central role of the traditional family founded on marriage as well as the societal value of women within the home. Final results from the vote aren't expected until Saturday.In an interview with "EWTN News Nightly" anchor Tracy Sabol, Maria Steen, an Irish barrister, made the case for rejecting the proposed "Family Amendment" that would both remove a clause about the importance of marriage and family to society as well as legally redefine "family" as either "founded on marriage or on other durable relationships.""Now, the government isn't able to tell us what 'durable relationships' means, and although it has been put to them many times, they say it will be up t...
The priest impersonator enters American Martyrs Church in Queens, New York, on March 3, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of BrooklynCNA Staff, Mar 7, 2024 / 15:20 pm (CNA).A scam artist who impersonated a priest across multiple U.S. states recently targeted a Catholic church in New York City, managing to steal nearly $1,000, according to police.NYPD Crime Stoppers said in a post on X on Wednesday that it was offering a $3,500 reward for tips leading to the arrest of a man who impersonated a priest to gain access to a Queens church. On Sunday, March 3, a priest at American Martyrs Church "was approached by an unknown individual who impersonated a priest to obtain access into [the parish]," the post said, adding that, "while inside, the individual removed $900 in cash from the victim's unlocked bedroom." WANTED-BURGLARY: 3/3/24 @ 12:18PM, the victim was approached by an unknown individual who impersonated a Priest in order to obtain access into the American Martyrs Chu...
null / Credit: ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed legislation that grants immunity to clinics when they "damage" or cause the "death" of human embryonic life in the process of providing in vitro fertilization (IVF) fertility treatments to women.Although the deaths of human embryos are an integral part of the IVF industry, Ivey claimed in a statement that IVF works to foster a "culture of life." Millions of preborn children have been killed or indefinitely frozen through the IVF process since the 1980s."Let me say clearly: Alabama supports growing families through IVF," Ivey said after signing the legislation. "From protecting the unborn to supporting IVF, Alabama is proud we are a pro-life, pro-family state."IVF is a fertility treatment opposed by the Catholic Church because it separates the marriage act from procreation and destroys embryonic human life.Acknowledging the ...
St. Thomas Aquinas uttered a last prophecy and an emotional prayer before his departure to Heaven. / Credit: Renata Sedmakova - ShutterstockACI Prensa Staff, Mar 7, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).March 7 marks the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of Catholic education, who uttered a last prophecy and an emotional prayer before his departure to heaven. In addition, the saint reportedly spoke the lyrics of a beautiful hymn of his that is sung to this day throughout the Catholic Church.The account of the death of St. Thomas, written by Friar Guillermo de Tocco, biographer of the saint, which was published by the website tomasdeaquino.org run by the Institute of the Incarnate Word, relates how the Angelic Doctor was heading to Rome but was having health problems.Passing near the Fossanova Abbey of the Cistercian monks south of Rome, he agreed to stay there to regain his strength.In the cloister, he spoke the following prophecy to his companion: "Reginal...
Four of the six priests who regularly appear in "The Sacristy of the Vendée" program on YouTube. / Credit: Screenshot/Sacristy of the VendéeACI Prensa Staff, Mar 7, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA).Father Francisco José Delgado, a Spanish priest who hosts "La Sacristía de la Vendée" ("The Sacristy of the Vendée") program on YouTube, announced the suspension of the program "until further notice" following the controversy sparked by a "comment in bad taste" made about Pope Francis by one of the priests during a recent episode."After much reflection and of our own volition, wanting to avoid putting our bishops in the position of having to make a difficult decision that would grant victory to our enemies, we have decided to make a strategic retreat," the priest said during a live broadcast March 6."Perhaps losing a battle but avoiding losing the war, that is, let no one be mistaken: No one is forcing us to do anything, nor were we forced to apologize, rather we're taking that step f...
Pope Francis delivers an address during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 14, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican MediaCNA Newsroom, Mar 7, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).Economics, international relations, and other social sciences may have not existed in their contemporary form when St. Thomas Aquinas died 750 years ago. But according to Pope Francis, experts in these fields should turn to the 13th-century theologian for help in answering some of today's most dire social challenges.In a letter to a Vatican gathering of social scientists on March 7, the anniversary of Aquinas' death, the pope said the Angelic Doctor's "rigorous study" of the philosophical and theological implications of the fact that man is made "in the image of God" was not only a precursor to the development of the social sciences but also can be an invaluable aid to them today."While his influence in shaping the moral and legal thinking of modernity is beyond doubt, a recovery o...
Pope Francis joines the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican MediaVatican City, Mar 7, 2024 / 17:50 pm (CNA).Pope Francis encouraged the papal commission tasked with combatting clergy abuse to move forward in their efforts to make the Church a safer environment for both minors and vulnerable adults.Acknowledging that it is easy to feel discouraged when confronting the realities of the sexual abuse crisis, the pope told the the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Thursday morning that "our commitment must not wane.""Indeed, I encourage you to move forward so that the Church will be, always and everywhere, a place where everyone can feel at home," Pope Francis said. Underscoring the importance of listening "firsthand" to abuse victims, the pope stressed to the body that "we cannot help others to bear their burdens unless we shoulder them ourselves, unless we show genuine closeness an...
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