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A tabernacle containing the Eucharist was recently stolen from a Maryland church, along with other valuable church belongings. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located in Baltimore County, was broken into the night of March 25 to 26th. The church’s pastor asked whoever is responsible to return the items “and to please take care of the Eucharist in the tabernacle.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250842/tabernacle-with-eucharist-inside-stolen-from-maryland-catholic-church
Women in the UK will now be allowed to self-administer both doses of the abortion pill at home without visiting a medical clinic, after members of the UK parliament voted to make the permission to do so permanent. The policy was first adopted during the coronavirus pandemic. A government consultation found strong criticism of the policy, including concerns that medication abortions weakened protections for sexually exploited minors or other women who are manipulated or coerced into abortion. Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth said March 22, “It is shocking that the House of Lords have supported an amendment that will end the lives of innocent unborn children, with total disregard for the health of those women using this system. I urge all MP’s to reject this bill and protect human life.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250843/uk-parliament-makes-at-home-medical-abortion-policy-permanent
Oregon has dropped its residency requirement for assisted suicide, meaning doctors will be allowed to prescribe lethal drugs to people who do not reside in the state. In response to a federal lawsuit, the state agreed to stop enforcing the residency requirement March 28. In addition, the Oregon Health Authority agreed to write a bill for state lawmakers which would repeal the requirement entirely. Oregon Right to Life, a pro-life group active in the state, deplored the settlement and expressed worry that this would mark the start of “death tourism” in Oregon.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250846/oregon-drops-residency-requirement-for-assisted-suicide
Today the Church celebrates Blessed Jane of Toulouse, a 13th-century French woman known for her chastity and service to the poor, and who is considered to be the first member of the Carmelites’ third order, which is open to laypeople.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/bl-jane-of-toulouse-193