Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A Vatican spokesman has clarified that Pope Francis was speaking about the possible use of contraception to avoid pregnancy during the Zika outbreak, but was only saying that it could be possible "in particular cases of emergency or gravity and could be the object of discernment in a serious case of conscience."
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A Missouri court rejected the primary claim of a former Catholic diocese ministry worker who sued the diocese for terminating her employment once leadership learned of her same-sex union.
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On the Anointing with oil in Confirmation: 
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“Like Baptism which it completes, Confirmation 
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“The longer you stay away from
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Yesterday afternoon, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled against EWTN Global Catholic Network in its long-running battle against the government’s insurance mandate requiring employer-sponsored health plans to provide coverage for contraception, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs.
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U.S. researchers have uncovered a sad statistic in relation to euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands – more than half of the patients studied cited loneliness as the key motivation behind the decision to end their life.
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A former soldier and revert to the Catholic faith has designed a new tool to help Catholics keep control of their busy lives while still making time for God.
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“The Eucharist is necessary to preserve
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The Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, promoters of the Divine Mercy message and devotion from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has teamed up with Oscar Delgado, an independent Hollywood producer, to create Divine Mercy Matters, a 14-part miniseries launching today across all media platforms.
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A Vatican spokesman has clarified that Pope Francis was speaking about the possible use of contraception to avoid pregnancy during the Zika outbreak, but was only saying that it could be possible "in particular cases of emergency or gravity and could be the object of discernment in a serious case of conscience."
