Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis' latest writings on the family include a strong affirmation of the need to welcome children even in difficult circumstances.
He praises large families and adopted families, rejects abortion as "horrendous," reflects on the errors of "gender ideology," and advises pastoral care for people with same-sex attraction.
Dohuk, Iraq (CNA/EWTN News) — On his second full day in Iraq, Cardinal Timothy Dolan traveled three hours to Dohuk, the city where the majority of those who fled Mosul, including the members of the minority Yazidi population, escaped to when ISIS overran the city.
After the lengthy ride, Cardinal Dolan briefly visited a medical dispensary set up by CNEWA, where he greeted the staff and some refugees, most of whom come from Mosul.
