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Mexican presidential candidates meet with Pope Francis

Mexican presidential candidates Xóchitl Gálvez and Claudia Sheinbaum met separately with Pope Francis. / Crédit: Xóchitl Gálvez, Claudia Sheinbaum

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).

2024 Mexican presidential candidates Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz and Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo met separately with Pope Francis this week.

Ecuadorian bishops oppose decriminalization of euthanasia: ‘Human life is sacred’

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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).

“Human life is sacred and inviolable. Any complicity with death ends up being paid for by the weakest and most vulnerable,” the bishops said.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Panamanian cardinal who went missing

Cardinal José Luis Lacunza resigned as bishop of the Diocese of David in Panama Feb. 15, 2024, two weeks after his disappearance that has not yet been explained. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).

The Vatican Press Office reported Feb. 15 that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán of the Diocese of David in Panama.

10 important things to know about Ash Wednesday

Ashes at Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 14, 2024 / 10:20 am (CNA).

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, which is structured to spiritually prepare to walk with the Lord through his passion and celebrate his resurrection.

The image of Our Lady of Lourdes that’s not there but everyone sees it

Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in the city of Alta Gracia in Córdoba province, Argentina, displays an image of Our Lady of Lourdes of Altagracia that is not there — but everyone sees it. / Credit: Facebook Virgen de Altagracia

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 12, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).

Those who visit the chapel of the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in the city of Alta Gracia, Argentina, witness a phenomenon that has no explanation.

The drama of human trafficking in the world: 50 million are enslaved

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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 9, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).

Any day of the year more than 50 million people are enslaved in the world according to the latest estimate published in a joint report.

Archdiocese of Montreal sues Quebec government over MAID forced upon hospice

Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal, Canada. / Credit: Thomas Ledl via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Vancouver, Canada, Feb 9, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).

Montreal’s Archbishop Christian Lépine is taking on the attorney general of Quebec.

Activists prepare to sue Canadian Catholic hospital over assisted suicide refusal

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CNA Staff, Feb 9, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA).

Assisted suicide activisits say the lawsuit against St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver “would pave the way for the secularization of medical care in Canada.”

Euthanasia for Canada’s mentally ill still on the table despite ‘pause’ on implementation

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Toronto, Canada, Feb 9, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).

The Canadian government has paused implementing medical assistance in dying (MAID). But the pause does not mean a permanent halt to the plan. 

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court decriminalizes euthanasia

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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 8, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA).

According to one pro-life leader, “this is a very hard blow against the human dignity and constitutional rights of Ecuadorians.”