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Vatican City (CNA) — A surprise visitor to St. Peter's Square during the general audience last week was met with a warm welcome. A "Saint Nicholas" in full costume came all the way from Germany to offer some holiday cheer.
Faith
Paris (CNA/EWTN News) — France's leading Muslim organization has called on Muslims to counter radical forms of Islam, especially in the wake of the Islamic State group's attacks on Paris. The French Council for the Muslim Faith encouraged education of young people to "combat the
marriage
Sydney, Australia (CNA/EWTN News) — The Sydney archbishop has strongly defended the freedom of the Catholic Church in response to a legal complaint claiming the Australian bishops' pastoral letter on marriage violated Tasmania's strict anti-discrimination law. "Australia is party to treaties guaranteeing freedoms of religion and
assisted suicide
WASHINGTON – As states around the country consider legalizing physician-assisted suicide, "death with dignity" looks markedly different for patients under the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor. In her 27 years with the order that cares for the "elderly poor," Sister Constance Veit, L.S.
Faith
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov 20, 2015 / 06:17 am (CNA).- A young Brazilian boy whose solemn reenactment of the Mass drew hordes of online traffic has passed away after nearly two years of battling an aggressive form of cancer. Rafael Freitas, age 4, loved to pretend to celebrate Mass.
Abortion
Santiago, Chile (CNA/EWTN News) — Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, firmly rejected a proposal to legalize abortion in Chile, calling it "a trap for the gullible." The cardinal was in Chile from Nov. 6-10 to participate in two official conferences
Catholic
Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe unintended consequences could easily arise when insurers are left to choose expensive, life-prolonging treatments or cheap, fatal drugs. What do you believe? YES NO UNDECIDED
Faith
DENVER (CNA/EWTN News) — Derrick Yearout has come a long way from his homeless, drug-addicted days. After changing his life and getting off the streets he made a pilgrimage to Rome, which he says has given him a new outlook on life. "Do I feel that the trip to