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[Catholic Caucus] Italian bishops’ newspaper publishes letter supporting pro-abortion law ‘The left-leaning Avvenire, founded in 1968, astonished and angered Italian Catholics on Friday when it published a defense of Law 194.’ MILAN, Italy, August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A Catholic newspaper owned by the Italian bishops published an article supporting Italy’s pro-abortion law.  The left-leaning Avvenire, founded in 1968, astonished and angered Italian Catholics on Friday when it published a defense of Law 194. Established in 1978, Italy’s 1978 Law 194 legalized abortion on demand up to 12 weeks, allowing later abortions for unborn babies with disabilities. However, it also...

NPR.org, April 2, 2005 · "Tip O'Neill was correct," says Father Tom Reese, editor in chief of America, the Catholic weekly magazine. "All politics is local... even in the Catholic Church." Reese suggests that instead of focusing on the possible papal candidates as a bookie would look at horses in the starting gate, try to think about the election from the point of view of the electors, the cardinals who cast the votes. "Each cardinal is thinking, how will this candidate go over in my diocese?" Reese says. "If you're from the Third World, you're concerned with people who are...