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Martin Bürger reports for LifeSiteNews—  Two German cardinals have warned that the “synodal path” enacted by the German bishops could lead to “secularization,” “division,” and even “some kind of German national church.” Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, the archbishop of Cologne, told his diocesan newspaper, “The worst result would be if Read more

Lisa Correnti reports for C-FAM  —  The Trump administration is taking additional steps to ensure foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning do not receive U.S. taxpayer funding. This week the U.S. State Department proposed a new rule that further expands so-called Mexico City Policy to Read more

Camilla Turner reports for the Daily Telegraph :  Faith schools that neglect to teach about LGBT relationships next year could fail their Ofsted inspection, the watchdog has warned. From next summer, secondary schools where children do not learn about same-sex, transgender and bisexual couples are likely to have their leadership judged Read more

Mary Farrow reports for CNA — In the second known instance in the United States, a man who believed himself to be a validly baptized Catholic and ordained priest had to “re-receive” all of his sacraments, including ordination, after discovering that his baptism was invalid. Fr. Zachary Boazman, a priest Read more

Jules Gomes  reports for  ChurchMilitant.com :  The Italian bishops’ media has defended the controversial film Cuties, arguing that Netflix’s soft-core child pornography production “does not encourage pedophilia” but “when interpreted correctly and presented well, can become an educational film.”   IMDB parental warning for Cuties (now partly deleted)    There is Read more

  NFP reports — If Poland does not fight to protect its values, it could follow in the footsteps of Ireland, which has become a “Catholic wilderness with rampant LGBT ideology”, Jarosław Kaczyński, chairman of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and the country’s de facto leader, has warned. Read more

Martin Bürger reports for LifeSiteNews :  Cardinal Joseph Tobin, who supports homosexuality, stated that Catholics in “good conscience” could vote for pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Tobin’s de facto endorsement, where he mentioned Biden by name, contradicts the country’s top pro-life priests who have warned that “no Catholic can Read more