State of California - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:35:29 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg State of California - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Catholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/11/04/catholic-hospital-agrees-to-provide-abortions-after-california-sues-over-miscarriage-care/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:55:30 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=177474 Providence St Joseph Hospital and the California Attorney General's office have reached a temporary agreement in a case alleging the Catholic-owned hospital in Humboldt County violated multiple state laws by denying emergency abortion care to pregnant patients. Last month, Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, alleging it illegally refused to Read more

Catholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care... Read more]]> Providence St Joseph Hospital and the California Attorney General's office have reached a temporary agreement in a case alleging the Catholic-owned hospital in Humboldt County violated multiple state laws by denying emergency abortion care to pregnant patients.

Last month, Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, alleging it illegally refused to provide emergency abortion care to a woman who was 15 weeks pregnant and haemorrhaging.

According to the stipulated agreement released tonight, St Joseph agrees to fully comply with the state's Emergency Services Law, which prohibits hospitals from denying patients emergency care.

The hospital will allow physicians to terminate a patient's pregnancy if not doing so would seriously risk the patient's health.

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Catholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care]]> 177474 Pope praises California death penalty moratorium, governor says https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/05/20/pope-praises-california-death-penalty-moratorium-governor-says/ Mon, 20 May 2024 05:51:44 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=171050 Pope Francis supports the steps taken by California to halt the use of the death penalty, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. Newsom told Catholic News Service that the pope "immediately brought up the issue of the death penalty" during their meeting on May 16. The governor said that during their exchange, the pope expressed "how Read more

Pope praises California death penalty moratorium, governor says... Read more]]> Pope Francis supports the steps taken by California to halt the use of the death penalty, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Newsom told Catholic News Service that the pope "immediately brought up the issue of the death penalty" during their meeting on May 16.

The governor said that during their exchange, the pope expressed "how proud he was of the work we're doing in California."

Newsom was at the Vatican for a summit on climate resilience, which brought seven other governors and 16 mayors from around the world to Rome.

Newsom told CNS after his meeting with Pope Francis that he was "struck" by the pope's sudden comments to him on the death penalty.

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Pope praises California death penalty moratorium, governor says]]> 171050 Judge Orders California to pay church $1.3m for restricting worship services https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/05/24/judge-orders-california-to-pay-church-1-3m-for-restricting-worship-services/ Mon, 24 May 2021 07:55:09 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=136523 After placing restrictions on churches that were blocked by the Supreme Court, the state of California owes $1.3 million to a Pasadena congregation. A U.S. district judge last Friday released an order "permanently" enjoining the state from issuing or enforcing "any capacity or numerical restrictions on religious worship services" that are prohibited by recent Supreme Read more

Judge Orders California to pay church $1.3m for restricting worship services... Read more]]> After placing restrictions on churches that were blocked by the Supreme Court, the state of California owes $1.3 million to a Pasadena congregation.

A U.S. district judge last Friday released an order "permanently" enjoining the state from issuing or enforcing "any capacity or numerical restrictions on religious worship services" that are prohibited by recent Supreme Court precedent.

The high court last November blocked restrictions on churches in New York state. The justices subsequently issued a series of rulings prohibiting other states - including California - from placing restrictions on churches that are more severe than those placed on other gatherings.

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