More than 30 doctors in the US have been accused of using their own sperm for their patients Photo: The NY Diary

Lent pro-life volunteers alarmed as Germany considers UK-style censorship zones to criminalise help and prayer near abortion organisations

New draft law would introduce censorship zones in Germany for behaviour that could be perceived as “confusing” or “disturbing” – potentially including prayer. Asked about the frequency of “harassment” incidents at abortion facilities that would justify the introduction of censorship zones, the government admitted: «The federal government does not have any concrete numerical findings.» German lawyer Dr. Felix Böllmann: “The German government wants to ban something, but doesn’t know what or why”.

Pope establishes study groups between dicasteries and Synod Secretariat to study issues raised in first part of synod on synodality

The Pontiff established that «the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia collaborate, «according to their respective specific competencies, in the activity of the General Secretariat of the Synod,» by forming study groups that will initiate, with a synodal method, the in-depth study of some of the themes that emerged from the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.