The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:46:28 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb As young people speak to church, they must listen to Jesus, Pope says /faith/item/27144-as-young-people-speak-to-church-they-must-listen-to-jesus-pope-says /faith/item/27144-as-young-people-speak-to-church-they-must-listen-to-jesus-pope-says VATICAN – The Catholic Church wants to listen to young people and know where they are coming from, but young Catholics must be ready to listen to Jesus and discover where he wants to lead them, Pope Francis said.
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Recently, a friend of mine told me about a conversation she had with a classmate at college. To make a long story short, the topic of abortion came up and once this classmate realized my friend was pro-life, she started to get angry.

]]> YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 05 May 2017 04:57:00 -0400 Philippine archbishop concerned by trend of faithful rejecting church doctrine /home/international/item/24909-philippine-archbishop-concerned-by-trend-of-faithful-rejecting-church-doctrine /home/international/item/24909-philippine-archbishop-concerned-by-trend-of-faithful-rejecting-church-doctrine

The head of the Philippine bishops' conference expressed concern over what he perceived to be a growing trend "of rebuffing church morals and doctrine" in his country.

]]> International Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:45:00 -0400 Vatican releases updated guidelines for bioethical questions /faith/item/24269-vatican-releases-updated-guidelines-for-bioethical-questions /faith/item/24269-vatican-releases-updated-guidelines-for-bioethical-questions

VATICAN CITY – To offer clearly and accurately the Catholic Church's positions on abortion, contraception, genetic engineering, fertility treatments, vaccines, frozen embryos and other life issues, the Vatican released an expanded and updated guide of the church's bioethical teachings.

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