2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany

Catholic, interfaith leaders press Ohio lawmakers to abolish death penalty Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, a Catholic, is expected to issue a statement on the death penalty after the May 5 primary election. Vatican publishes 2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany As it was already circulating on the internet, the Vatican decided to go public with a 2024 letter to the German bishops reiterating that blessings for same-sex couples could not be formalized. Christians comprise barely 2% of Holy Land: ‘Pray for a future,’ abbot urges With a shrinking Christian population, the Holy Land could end up being a “Christian Disneyland” featuring the holy sites as tourist attractions but with no living Christian presence. Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on mail-order abortion drugs At the behest of two abortion drug companies, the Supreme Court is temporarily lifting the ban on mail-order abortion drugs after a lower court ruled that the policy undermined Louisiana state law.

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