1. Fireworks Over Religious Liberty, The Supreme Court says Cuomo’s restrictions on worship violate the First Amendment., By The Wall Street Journal, November 27, 2020, Pg. A14, Editorial Wow. That word rarely applies to Supreme Court opinions. But it does in our view to the Court’s order on…

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TCA Podcast, – “Conversations with Consequences,” Episode 84 – Edward Pentin on the Mccarrick Report & 5 Things with Father Bill! Dr. Grazie Christie discusses the long-awaited McCarrick Report with Edward Pentin, Senior Vatican reporter for the National Catholic Register. Edward breaks down what the report exposes…

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1. China criticizes pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority, By Associated Press, November 24, 2020, 4:38 AM China criticized Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao…

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TCA Podcast, – “Conversations with Consequences,” Episode 83 – Father Ben Kiely & Mary Rice Hasson Talk Potential Rollbacks That Threaten Religious Freedom Given a presumptive Biden/Harris Administration, Dr. Grazie Christie speaks with Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org on the fate of persecuted Christians around the world…

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1. Churches Push Back Against Coronavirus Restrictions, Clergy in the U.S. and Europe say limits on communal worship violate religious freedom, By Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2020, 5:24 AM Religious leaders in Europe and the U.S. are pushing back harder against coronavirus…

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1. Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance, By David Crary, Associated Press, November 19, 2020 Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of…

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1. ‘Who am I to judge?’ helps explain pope’s view, By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press, November 18, 2020, Opinion Pope Francis’s famous quip “Who am I to judge?” could go a long way toward explaining his initial attitude toward Theodore McCarrick, the defrocked and disgraced American cardinal…

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1. U.S. bishops debate Mccarrick report at annual meeting, Views vary on focusing on ex-cardinal’s sins or changes in accountability, By Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post, November 17, 2020, Pg. A3 One week after a bombshell Vatican report about the rise of now-disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore Mccarrick, U.S….

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1. Philadelphia Puts an Ideology Ahead of Kids, The only criteria for the placement of children should be a stable home in which the child has the best chance of thriving., By Rev. Phillip J. Brown, The Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2020, Pg. A16, Letter…

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TCA Podcast, – “Conversations with Consequences,” Episode 82 – David Prentice On Covid Vaccines & Robert Seelig On Caring For The Dead With COVID spikes being reported across the country and around the globe, Dr. Grazie Christie and TCA colleague Ashley McGuire speak with Dr. David Prentice…

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