Supreme Court turns down porn group’s plea to block Texas age-verification law
“In Texas, companies cannot get away with showing porn to children,” he said. “If they don’t want to comply, they should leave Texas.” The porn industry has fought efforts to…
Pope Francis: We need to ‘welcome God into our daily lives’ and pray for ‘real peace’
“What is faith?” Pope Francis asked his listeners. “Faith is the act by which the human being freely commits himself to God.” Speaking of men and women who are role…
Virginia Catholic bishops urge Gov. Youngkin to veto contraception mandate bills
These contraceptives include condoms, birth control pills, and some drugs that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has warned can induce abortions in early stages of pregnancy. It…
Hong Kong criticizes U.S. bill to rename street in honor of imprisoned human rights defender
Sebastien Lai, son of political prisoner Jimmy Lai, testified at a hearing on May 11, 2023, headed by Rep. Chris Smith. Courtesy of the office of Rep. Chris Smith Smith…
Chaplains in public schools? Florida’s Catholic bishops ‘pleased’ by new law
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed the bill two weeks ago, said some school districts in Florida are already hosting chaplains, while school officials elsewhere were unsure whether it’s legal to…
Coast Guard chaplain reassigned after failure to report on sexual misconduct case
Mode did not violate any laws or policies requiring punitive action, the Coast Guard said, but instead demonstrated a “failure in judgment below what is expected from his key leadership…
19-year-old Catholic woman dies attempting to flee Gaza with her mother
“It was an unexpected moment when I got the heartbreaking update through Father Iusuf Assad, the pastor of the Holy Family Latin Church in Gaza,” Fady recounted. “He sent me…
Armed New York resident arrested in St. Peter’s in Rome was on ‘Most Wanted’ list
The arrest of American Moisés Tejada in the vicinity of Saint Peter’s Square on Wednesday, April 10, has sparked shock and worry, given that the individual is sought by the…
Former Anglican vicar becomes first bishop of UK ordinariate
Newton said in a statement that he was “delighted” with Waller’s appointment, adding that he has been “unwaveringly loyal” to the ordinariate and a “great support” to him as vicar…
Prosecutor dismisses case against French priest who said homosexual relations are a sin
He has more than 60,000 followers on Instagram, more than 22,000 on YouTube, and more than 21,000 on X. He is a pro-life and pro-family advocate and has published French-language…
World Central Kitchen resumes relief efforts, dedicates operation to slain Catholic worker
According to a tribute to him posted on WCK’s website, Soból was among the first workers helping Ukrainian refugees in the earliest days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The…
Spanish bishop to Biden: Invoking Jesus Christ in support of abortion is a sacrilege
On his weekday radio program on Radio María España, Munilla said that making the sign of the cross in support of abortion constitutes a “sacrilegious” gesture and “the desecration of…