The Catholic Loop – Today’s news headlines for the busy Catholic | January 20, 2015
- Pope Francis reaffirmed the Church’s teaching on contraception and marriage in interviews, speeches and Homilies from his visit to the Philippines.
- Thousands marched through Los Angeles to speak up about the dignity of human life, including Hollywood actor and director Eduardo Verastegui.
- Iraq’s prelate has implored Islamic leaders to support “dismantling” radical Jihadist ideology.
- Representatives from the Lutheran Church and the Catholic Church will host an ecumenical event in 2016.
- And the US Supreme Court will make a decision on same-sex marriage as early as June following an agreement to hear four cases from states that prohibit same-sex marriage.