More than a dozen people were injured when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Catholic church in the Muslim-majority archipelago of Indonesia on Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week.
The Vatican released a statement Monday announcing that churches have no power to bless same-sex marriage since God “cannot bless sin,” which clarifies Pope Francis’ stance on same-sex unions.
Some U.S. bishops are advising Roman Catholics to avoid the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, saying it is immoral because aborted human tissue is used in its manufacture.
