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- French police make second arrest in Nice attack 30/10/2020CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- An unnamed French official told the New York Times on Friday that police have arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with a deadly terrorist attack inside Notre-Dame de Nice. The attacker on Oct. 29 killed three people in the church, including a 44-year-old mother of three; […]
- Amid protests, Polish president backs abortion for fatal fetal abnormalities 30/10/2020CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2020 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- Facing protests across the country after a court ruling prohibiting abortion for fetal abnormalities, the Polish president said Friday he would propose a bill permitting abortion in cases of fatal fetal abnormality. Andrzej Duda said Oct. 30 he would introduce a bill to allow abortion “when […]
- Irish bishops petition government to lift ban on religious gatherings 30/10/2020Rome Newsroom, Oct 30, 2020 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- Irish bishops met with the prime minister this week to petition the government to lift the current coronavirus restrictions on public worship as soon as possible. “We have been doing everything possible to keep our church buildings safe, and there is no evidence that the church […]
- Deacon ordained in Spanish diocese after a decade of no ordinations 30/10/2020Segovia, Spain, Oct 30, 2020 / 12:50 am (CNA).- After 10 years without an ordination, the Diocese of Segovia in Spain celebrated the diaconal ordination of Álvaro Marín, a 24-year-old seminarian last Sunday. The new deacon received formation in theology at the University of Avila and the Pontifical University of Salamanca. “The Church of Segovia […]
- Controversy continues over Scotland's hate crime bill 29/10/2020CNA Staff, Oct 29, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- Amid a contentious debate in Scotland over a proposed hate crimes law, which the Catholic bishops of the country oppose, a cabinet minister this week suggested that the law could apply to speech uttered within a private dwelling if the speaker intends to stir up hatred. […]