Louisiana lawmakers override veto, will ban sex changes for kids
The new law will prohibit any sterilizing surgery on a minor, such as the removal of male or female genitals. It will also prohibit surgeries that would artificially construct tissue…
U.S. bishops’ report on clergy abuse: ‘Encouraging’ trends underscore need for reform
A little more than half of accused clerics in the survey year were deceased, the report found, with others having resigned or been removed from active ministry; a small number…
With new law, it’s easier than ever to get a late-term abortion in Maine
Maine now has some of the most extreme abortion laws in the nation. The law also removes certain penalties for non-licensed physicians who perform abortions, a spokesperson for Maine Right…
Bishops urge Congress to pass bill granting asylum to Afghans who helped U.S. during war
According to Seitz, over 85% of the Afghani refugees who were successfully evacuated face tenuous legal situations and are unlikely to attain asylum under current law. Seitz said that this…
Hitler, the Holy See, and a historic treaty: The Reichskonkordat at 90
Despite the agreement, the Nazis did not refrain from violating the treaty and persecuting the Church, its clergy, and its faithful. The Church protested against breaches of the agreement, famously…
U.S. bishops warn against proposed change to definition of brain death
Among potential revisions is a proposal to replace the brain-death standard of “irreversible cessation” of key brain or respiratory functions with one in which permanent “coma” and “loss of brainstem…
Florida recording artist to perform at World Youth Day 2023
“It’s all about the personal relationship. That it inspires them to act, that it inspires them to get involved, to know that they’re worthy, loved, deserving, and if they’re already…
1,000 Chilean college students go out on mission projects during their winter break
“You are about to start these missions and works, which are a path of service, prayer, and fraternity. Remember that you are sent by Jesus, who carries a message of…
Two more anti-Catholic attacks: church in El Paso and school in Denver
A month ago, on June 16, two vandals were caught on camera drawing anti-Catholic graffiti on the walls of Annunciation Catholic School in Denver. “F*** religion,” “Satans watching,” “666,” and…
New Virginia transgender student policies emphasize parental rights
Transgenderism contends that males and females, including children, should be treated as a member of the opposite sex if they declare themselves to “identify” as such. Many districts and individual…
House chairman: State Department is giving religious freedom violators ‘a pass’
“Meanwhile the government has increasingly repressed critical voices, especially religious minorities and those advocating for them through surveillance, harassment, and prosecution,” Cooper said. He added that “the State Department’s own…
24-hour read-a-thon highlights wrongful detention of WSJ journalist Evan Gerschkovich
The intention behind the event is also strategic. Organizers want to show that Gerschkovich’s large body of work is a testimony to who he is and what he does —…