Michigan bishop bars two priests named in abuse report from celebrating Mass
Walsh said that Father Raymond Cotter and Father James Gardiner would both be “restricted from presiding at any public celebration of Mass effective immediately.” Both will be permitted to celebrate…
Missouri, Mississippi lawmakers attempting to block pro-abortion initiatives
In Missouri, lawmakers are similarly pushing a change to the state’s process for putting initiatives on the ballot, with lawmakers seeking to avoid the passage of a pro-abortion initiative currently…
‘Blood on your hands’: Lawmakers grill tech CEOs on child exploitation ‘crisis’
Cruz cited a 2023 report by the Wall Street Journal that found Instagram, which is owned and operated by Meta, allowed users the ability to view material that was flagged…
Holy See appoints third Chinese bishop in less than a week, signaling shift toward Beijing
The statement went on to note that Wu was “elected as the bishop-designate of the Northern Fujian Diocese on Jan. 18, 2022.” Wu was born on Dec. 7, 1964, and…
President of Taiwan joins Pope Francis in call for regulating AI
Investing and developing AI tools also plays a critical role in maintaining Taiwan’s national security apparatus amid growing threats of military intervention and economic sanctions from Beijing. Tsai highlighted these…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear major abortion pill case in March
In August 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court affirmed a lower court ruling that the FDA must reinstate restrictions on the mifepristone pill in place before 2016. Those restrictions are currently…
New leader of Syro-Malabar Church faces daunting task as dissenting priests remain defiant
“Our Church has gone down to shocking levels with even non-Christians pitying us,” Thattil said in reference to the divisions within the Church there. “You are most welcome to make…
‘Right to abortion’ to be codified in French Constitution
The archbishop said the abortion rate in France was already “twice as high as in Germany, and I don’t think that enshrining freedom of access to abortion in the constitution…
Victims of persecution testify at International Religious Freedom Summit
“I pray to the Lord that the voice of this summit on human rights and religious freedom be raised and heard by Christians around the world, so that they may…
Six pro-life activists convicted of federal FACE Act charges, face over a decade in prison
The government said in its press release this week that the defendants — Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, Calvin Zastrow, Coleman Boyd, Paul Vaughn, and Dennis Green — had “engaged in…
Victim of Istanbul attack was a Muslim who often went to Catholic Mass
“He was very loved by the congregation. He was killed in vain. We are very sad,” he said. Çağın Cihan, the nephew of the deceased, told the same Turkish news…
The little-known story of when the Masons tried to kill Don Bosco
At these words, Dasso “fell to his knees, burst into tears and sobs,” and revealed the truth. According to the story, the young man was a Freemason and the group…