Iraq archbishop calls for prayers after tragic wedding fire
“I ask for your prayers for those souls we have lost and the severely injured. I ask you to pray for the Syriac community and their families within Iraq and…
Canadian bishops address protection of minors and vulnerable adults at meeting
The archbishop said the committee was motivated, in part, by the “Me Too” movement, which he said showed this problem in the sports world, the artistic world, the media world,…
California governor signs bills that would penalize schools that refuse to teach LGBT content
Under this law, the state superintendent will also have the authority to purchase textbooks for students within a school district and recoup the costs from the school if it refuses…
Discipline of sister who led community co-founded by Rupnik raises questions
Libanori issued a “formal reprimand” against Hosta for “exercising a style of government detrimental to the dignity and rights of each of the religious who make up the community,” Sete…
Pro-lifers say ‘therapeutic’ abortion on minor in Peru exploited to push legal abortion
“Currently this protocol is governed by the objective need for medical care in an obstetric emergency in which there is no other means to save life or avoid serious and…
Church warns that southern Mexico is ‘torn by violence’
In the letter, the bishop charged that organized crime commits “kidnappings, and disappearances, makes threats, harasses people, takes natural resources, persecutes people and dispossesses their assets, the fruit of our…
Lone Michigan Democrat holds up ‘extreme’ pro-abortion bill
Currently in Michigan, abortion is available up until birth, with a waiting period. In November 2022, Michiganders voted to explicitly make abortion a “right” in their state constitution. A package…
India’s Christian rights network not hopeful after meeting with minorities commission
The UCF press statement also noted that commission chairman Lalpura, a former leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), assured the delegation that the commission will work to address…
Family who fled Germany to home-school their kids faces deportation from the U.S.
The Home School Legal Defense Association — a pro-home schooling nonprofit that has advocated the Romeikes’ case over the years — said in a release last week that during a…
Pope Francis’ next environmental document to be called ‘Laudate Deum’
In the same speech to 200 university personnel, Francis reflected on what he has termed a throwaway culture, saying it reveals “a lack of education to use the things that…
Pope makes church first co-cathedral in history of British Isles
Monsignor John Devine, who is parish priest of St. Mary of the Isle, said the process of being granted co-cathedral recognition had lasted a whole year but expressed his delight…
Family of UK teen who died fighting rare disease speaks out
However, legal challenges from her doctors obstructed her efforts to seek experimental care abroad. On Aug. 25 a judge agreed with an unnamed National Health Service trust’s doctors and ruled…