As Michele Ferrero said at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the company: “The success of Ferrero we owe to Our Lady of Lourdes; without her we can do little.”
the company’s Rocher pralines are rumored to have been inspired by the craggy rock grotto, called the Rocher de Massabielle, at the shrine in Lourdes.
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Pro-lifers who seek to influence women on abortion could now face two years in jail
A law has been passed in France banning pro-life websites which attempt to dissuade women from having abortions without making clear they are pro-life.
The law was passed by the National Assembly, which has a Socialist majority, on Thursday evening.
The new crime is punishable with two years in jail or a €30,000 fine.
US Church leaders have said they are encouraged that President Donald Trump may be considering an executive order to protect religious freedom and that they would be grateful if he would move forward with the pledge that his administration would “do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty.”
“As Christians, our goal is to live and serve others as the Gospel asks. President Trump can ensure that we are not forced from the public square,” said the statement from committee chairs of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
He has stressed this urgency in meetings around the country with educators and was able to quickly rattle off Catholic school accomplishments in a January 19 interview with Catholic News Service, pointing out that Catholic schools continue to score higher in national assessment tests, and Catholic high schools have a 99 percent graduation rate.
He also said there is plenty of data showing that Catholic schools outperform their public school counterparts on test scores and academics.
But the bishop also knows the sobering statistics on Catholic school closings and enrollment decline. Figures released by the NCEA show 1,648 Catholic school closings or consolidations from 2005-2015 with 336 school openings and during that time period the number of students declined by almost 20 percent.