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UK court orders forced abortion for disabled Nigerian woman

Jun 24, 2019

A British judge has authorized doctors to perform an abortion on a pregnant Catholic woman with developmental disabilities and a mood disorder, despite the objections of the woman’s mother and the woman herself. The woman is 22 weeks pregnant.

People attending Mass with Pope Francis at the Catholic Sanctuary of the Martyrs, Namugongo, Uganda, Nov. 28, 2015. / Martha Calderon/CNA

African fertility rates are falling - but not fast enough for some Western groups

Jun 23, 2019

Despite recent disparaging Western commentary on high African birth rates, fertility rates on the continent are normal when viewed in the context of development, new data analysis from the Institute for Family Studies shows.

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Church in South Africa “concerned with plight” of Mudslide Victims, Urges Reparation

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Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Faults Political Parties Apathy on Peace ahead of Poll

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Catholic Agencies Laud COP27’s Creation of Loss and Damage Kitty for “poor” Countries

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Nigeria Needs Leaders Who Can Manage Cultural, Religious Diversity “very well”: Archbishop

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Synodality Path Inspiring Evangelization Ministry into Future: Archbishop in South Africa

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Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre during a conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Bamako Mali. Credit: ACN

Catholic Foundation Concerned about Missing Priest Championing Religious Cohesion in Mali

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"Your pain is my pain": Pope Francis Pens Letter Marking 9 Months of War in Ukraine

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Dialogue with Presidential Candidates Not an “endorsement”: Christian Leaders in Nigeria

Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya during the 6th graduation ceremony of St. Francis Schools of Health Sciences (SFRASH) in Uganda’s Catholic Diocese of Lugazi. Credit: Ugandan Catholics Online

Know Patients’ Limitations, Win Their Hearts: Ugandan Catholic Bishop to Medical Students

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Salesians in DR Congo Seeking Humanitarian Aid to Deliver “desperately needed” Supplies

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Archbishop in Nigeria Lauds Catholic University for Honoring Country’s Murdered Twins

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Pope Francis Says this is the Difference Between Theologians and Catechists

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Church in South Africa “concerned with plight” of Mudslide Victims, Urges Reparation

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Religious Leaders in Sierra Conducting Civic Education to Prevent Post-election Chaos

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Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Faults Political Parties Apathy on Peace ahead of Poll

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