{"id":78281,"date":"2026-03-21T03:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=78281"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:45:36","slug":"vatican-official-says-notre-dame-controversy-shows-need-for-dialogue-on-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/vatican-official-says-notre-dame-controversy-shows-need-for-dialogue-on-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Funzionario vaticano afferma che la controversia su Notre Dame mostra la necessit\u00e0 di un dialogo sull'aborto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Tuesday the Church needs to maintain a dialogue with universities on the issue of abortion.Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro was responding to a question about controversy over the leadership appointment of a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame \u2014 and whether Catholic universities have a responsibility to uphold Church teaching on unborn life.Abortion \u201cis not acceptable as a practice,\u201d Pegoraro said during a Vatican press conference on Feb. 17.He added that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Tuesday the Church needs to maintain a dialogue with universities on the issue of abortion.Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro was responding to a question about controversy over the leadership appointment of a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame \u2014 and whether Catholic universities have a responsibility to uphold Church teaching on unborn life.Abortion \u201cis not acceptable as a practice,\u201d Pegoraro said during a Vatican press conference on Feb. 17.He added that\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-78281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77923,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/amid-criticism-by-bishops-notre-dame-says-pro-abortion-professor-well-prepared-to-lead-institute\/","url_meta":{"origin":78281,"position":0},"title":"Amid criticism by bishops, Notre Dame says pro-abortion professor \u2018well prepared\u2019 to lead institute","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Notre Dame is signaling that it will stick by its appointment of an outspoken pro-abortion advocate to lead a university institute even after bishops from around the U.S. have criticized the decision and urged the school to change course.Multiple bishops have lamented the school\u2019s decision to appoint global affairs Professor Susan Ostermann as director of the school\u2019s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. The school announced the appointment in January.On Feb. 11 Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":67886,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/the-vatican-and-andorra-discuss-decriminalization-of-abortion\/","url_meta":{"origin":78281,"position":1},"title":"The Vatican and Andorra discuss decriminalization of abortion","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with the head of government of Andorra, Xavier Espot, on Oct. 22, 2025. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of government of Andorra ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 30, 2025 \/ 10:09 am (CNA). A delegation from the Andorran government met on Oct. 22 with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to continue discussions on the decriminalization of abortion in Andorra, a country whose co-heads of state are the bishop of the Diocese of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Vatican and Andorra discuss decriminalization of abortion","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Vatican-and-Andorra-discuss-decriminalization-of-abortion.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Vatican-and-Andorra-discuss-decriminalization-of-abortion.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Vatican-and-Andorra-discuss-decriminalization-of-abortion.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Vatican-and-Andorra-discuss-decriminalization-of-abortion.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77761,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/notre-dame-villanova-finalizing-plans-to-open-college-basketball-season-in-rome\/","url_meta":{"origin":78281,"position":2},"title":"Notre Dame, Villanova finalizing plans to open college basketball season in Rome","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Aprile 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV may get the opportunity to watch his alma mater play basketball in person during the 2026-2027 season. According to a report from CBS Sports, the Villanova and Notre Dame men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams have received special clearance from the NCAA to open their seasons in Rome for a doubleheader on Nov. 1.The college basketball season officially starts on Nov. 2 but, according to the report, the NCAA approved a waiver in January to allow the teams\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54568,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/notre-dame-law-school-recognizes-scholars-for-religious-liberty-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":78281,"position":3},"title":"Notre Dame Law School recognizes scholars for religious liberty work","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Professor Michael McConnell speaks after winning the Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty on June 25, 2025. \/ Credit: Casey Patrick\/Notre Dame Law School Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 3, 2025 \/ 09:45 am (CNA). During its recently concluded fifth annual Religious Liberty Summit, Notre Dame Law School recognized two scholars for their contributions to the promotion and protection of religious liberty around the world. The Notre Dame Prize for Religious Liberty, which is awarded to one person each year for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Notre Dame Law School recognizes scholars for religious liberty work","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Notre-Dame-Law-School-recognizes-scholars-for-religious-liberty-work.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Notre-Dame-Law-School-recognizes-scholars-for-religious-liberty-work.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Notre-Dame-Law-School-recognizes-scholars-for-religious-liberty-work.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Notre-Dame-Law-School-recognizes-scholars-for-religious-liberty-work.webp?fit=800%2C535&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":97265,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/u-s-ambassador-clarifies-view-on-popes-role-in-politics-war-after-vatican-response\/","url_meta":{"origin":78281,"position":4},"title":"U.S. Ambassador clarifies view on pope\u2019s role in politics, war after Vatican response","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"After the Vatican reframed statements that U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch made to The New York Times, the ambassador has clarified that he understands Pope Leo XIV\u2019s role as a head of state is \u201cinseparable\u201d from his role as the universal shepherd of the Church.During a July 23 interview with the EWTN News program \u201cThe World Over with Raymond Arroyo,\u201d Burch clarified that his July 9 comments to the Times were not meant to imply that Leo\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38875,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/renowned-philosopher-and-catholic-convert-alasdair-macintyre-dies-at-96\/","url_meta":{"origin":78281,"position":5},"title":"Renowned philosopher and Catholic convert Alasdair MacIntyre dies at 96","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Giugno 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Alasdair MacIntyre in March 2009. \/ Credit: Sean O\u2019Connor\/Flickr via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, May 23, 2025 \/ 16:30 pm (CNA). Alasdair MacIntyre, a towering figure in moral philosophy and a Catholic convert credited with reviving the discipline of virtue ethics, died on May 21 at age 96. His seminal 1981 work \u201cAfter Virtue\u201d reshaped contemporary moral and political philosophy, emphasizing virtue over utilitarian or deontological frameworks.&nbsp; Known by many as \u201cthe most important\u201d modern Catholic philosopher, MacIntyre\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Renowned philosopher and Catholic convert Alasdair MacIntyre dies at 96","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Renowned-philosopher-and-Catholic-convert-Alasdair-MacIntyre-dies-at-96.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Renowned-philosopher-and-Catholic-convert-Alasdair-MacIntyre-dies-at-96.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Renowned-philosopher-and-Catholic-convert-Alasdair-MacIntyre-dies-at-96.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Renowned-philosopher-and-Catholic-convert-Alasdair-MacIntyre-dies-at-96.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78281"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=78281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}