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Italian Family Minister endorses procession of reparation for Gay Pride ROME, May 31, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Italy’s Minister for the Family has openly endorsed a “Procession of Reparation to the Sacred Heart” being held in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, June 1. The aim of the procession is to atone for a “gay pride” event being held in the city the same day. Asked about the event in a recent video interview, Lorenzo Fontana, Minister for the Family and vice-secretary for Italy’s Northern League party, said he “absolutely agrees” with the procession.  “I am happy that you all are doing this,...

VATICAN CITY — The synod fathers meeting in the Vatican are expected to issue an official statement on Saturday concerning families in the Middle East.Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, made the announcement at Friday’s midday synod briefing. He also provided details on Friday’s morning session, saying it was dedicated to free interventions, observations, and suggested changes to the draft document delivered to the synod fathers on Thursday evening.A total of 51 interventions were delivered at the morning session, Fr. Lombardi reported, describing them as varied and noting that “a certain number of them focused on the discussion between...