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Catholic News - General
Catholic sea ministry calls for regulators to promote human rights, labor protections
A fishing boat returns to Bridlington Harbor after a day at sea on Jan. 31, 2025, in Bridlington, England. Bridlington…
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Catholic News - Americas
Disability rights advocates urge putting the brakes on assisted suicide
Matt Vallière (at left), executive director of the Patients Rights Action Fund, and Inclusion Canada CEO Krista Carr (at right)…
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Catholic News - Pope
Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’
Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of…
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Catholic News - Americas
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledges to carry out Trump’s policies on abortion, conscience rights
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during…
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Catholic News - Americas
As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’
Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo. / Credit: Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 9, 2025 / 07:00 am…
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Catholic News - Pope
United Nations human rights watchdog speaks out against men competing in women’s sports
null / Credit: Pavel1964/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA). A United Nations report on violence against women and…
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Catholic News - Pope
Parolin: International human rights conventions must be safeguarded in Russia-Ukraine war
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends a plenary session at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the…
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Catholic News - Pope
Animal rights activists plead with Pope Francis to end bullfighting
An activist from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) holds a sign that reads “la corrida e peccato”…
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Catholic News - Pope
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in favor of pro-life advocate citing ‘free speech rights’
The Wisconsin Supreme Court building in Madison, Wisconsin. / Credit: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C.…
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Catholic News - Pope
Top European human rights court rules countries can’t be forced to introduce assisted suicide
null / Credit: HQuality/Shutterstock Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jun 14, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). The European Court of Human Rights…
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