Devout parents who are worried about vaccines often object to ingredients from pigs or fetuses. But the leaders of major faiths have examined these fears and still vigorously endorse vaccination.
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A Guide to Our Notre-Dame Fire Coverage
A look at a blaze that ravaged a symbol of Paris, prompted calls for people to unite in restoring it and spurred inquiries into how such a catastrophe could have been prevented.
Dueling Popes? Maybe. Dueling Views in a Divided Church? Definitely.
Since Benedict, who resigned in 2013, published a letter on the church’s sex abuse crisis, the Vatican has been rife with talk of a rival power center to Francis.
Ireland’s Church Homes Gave Children’s Bodies to Medical Schools for Dissection
A government inquiry showed that the scandal around the church-run homes for single mothers, where few records were kept on thousands of children who died, is greater than previously known.
With Letter on Sexual Abuse, Pope Benedict Returns to Public Eye
The former pontiff blames the sexual revolution, liberal theology and an absence of God for the crisis with which his successor, Pope Francis, has struggled.
South Korea Rules Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional
South Korea’s Constitutional Court called for an amendment to a law banning abortion that was rarely enforced. Parliament has until the end of 2020 to revise the law.
Restoration of Holy Stairs Lets Visitors to Rome Follow in Pilgrims’ Knees
Jesus was said to have climbed the steps to meet with Pontius Pilate. A wood casing has been temporarily removed, revealing centuries-old grooves worn by the faithful.
Bishop in India Charged With Raping Nun Over a 2-Year Period
The charges against the bishop in Kerala, home to most of India’s Catholics, come as Pope Francis has cast a spotlight on clerical sexual abuse of nuns.
Catholic Leaders in Japan to Conduct Survey on Sexual Abuse
The leader of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan shared the plan during a gathering in Tokyo of men who said they had been abused by members of the clergy as children.
Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
With public concern about migration on the wane, the governing Law and Justice party is making opposition to gay rights a cornerstone of its campaigning.