Oregon reports significant uptick in assisted suicides
“Physician-assisted suicide targets vulnerable people who are made to feel that their lives are no longer valuable or worth living,” she said in a March 20 statement. “Instead of continuing…
PHOTOS: Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at women’s prison in Rome
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2024 / 14:30 pm Pope Francis on Thursday washed the feet of 12 prisoners at a prison facility in Rome, with the pontiff…
Governors in West Virginia, Utah, Idaho sign religious freedom bills
Under the new protections, a public university cannot deny a religious, political, or ideological organization any benefit or privilege generally made to other organizations based on a requirement that its…
Canadian judge grants 27-year-old autistic woman’s request for assisted suicide
Feasby himself noted that the woman “has not provided any evidence” to contest those assertions, “nor has she identified her medical condition or provided information concerning her symptoms and how…
South Dakota to create ‘Med Ed’ video to combat ‘abortion misinformation’
The bill, passed overwhelmingly by the Republican-controlled legislature, was signed into law by Noem, who is also a Republican, on Monday. Introduced by state Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt, who is a…
Easter holiday is canceled then restored in heavily Christian Indian state
“Height of insanity of the Manipur government,” a Christian pastor from Manipur who runs a theological college outside Manipur told CNA. “What is happening is Manipur is nothing new,” John…
Trump’s Bible peddling: welcome message or ‘misunderstanding’ about the faith?
“I think it’s important we not overthink this, or over-scrutinize it, but to see it for what it is, which is a great witness by a political leader who has…
New Hampshire legislators reconsider ‘medical aid in dying’ legislation
HB 1273 has nine co-sponsors in the lower house (six Democrats and three Republicans) but only one co-sponsor (Debra Altschiller, a Democrat) in the state Senate. The measure would allow…
130,000 oppose leftist government’s attempt to change meaning of Spain civil war monument
The complex has an underground basilica in which thousands of combatants from both sides are buried. Above it stands the largest cross in the world certified by the Guinness Book…
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis asks priests to weep over their sins
The pope added that compunction “is not a sense of guilt that makes us discouraged or obsessed with our unworthiness, but a beneficial ‘piercing’ that purifies and heals the heart.”…
ACLU sues Ohio over law banning transgender treatments for minors
“These personal, private medical decisions should remain between families and doctors; they don’t belong to politicians,” Levenson said. “ violates the Ohio Constitution in multiple ways. We will fight in…
5 tips for evangelizing on social media
“Consider it a privilege and a great opportunity to use these new means of communication to bear witness and reach many people,” Medina said, encouraging the faithful to be grateful.…