(OSV News) — A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid …
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End Assisted Suicide, a coalition of patient advocacy groups, maintain assisted suicide is inherently discriminatory against the rights of people with disabilities.
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“We still have the chair that Archbishop Sheen sat in when he would preach here at Saint Agnes,” said parish office manager Anna Megan.
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Women religious sue New York over law they say would force them to assist in patient suicides
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonFour orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying …
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The feast day for St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4 will be his first ever since his canonization last year.
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New York Gov. Al Smith: Perseverance in both political endeavors and faith
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawTo President Franklin Roosevelt, he was the “Happy Warrior.” To suspicious Protestants, he was a pawn of the pope. Amid such conflicting views as these, a remarkable political career was …
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Mother Cabrini: First U.S. citizen canonized a saint dedicated life to New York’s Italian immigrants
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawEditor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — Before the great wave …
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The work is not about costumes — “It’s about fashion history. It’s about women’s history, and about Catholic heritage.”
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Dominicans who care for poor cancer patients sue over state’s transgender mandates
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsThe Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, New York, operate a 42-bed nursing home that provides palliative care for the dying poor.
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‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWritten by Mike Matvey, The Evangelist ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) — Just over three years to the date after filing for Chapter 11 protection under the crush of nearly 440 …
