Colombian bishop grateful ‘Sound of Freedom’ is exposing child trafficking in his country
“The topic is ridiculed or its producers are described as fanatics. The truth is that we must thank its brave filmmakers, who, convinced of human dignity and with a deep…
‘Sound of Freedom’ producer Eduardo Verástegui files as candidate for president of Mexico
“We can see it. We have two candidates who are exactly the same: They dress differently, maybe they eat differently, maybe different ages, but they are the same. Is that…
‘Miracle’ at Catholic school leads cancer survivor to launch pediatric charity foundation
Upon arriving at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Newman was wheeled down to the school’s Manchester Stadium. There, he found the entire school of students, faculty, and staff…
‘Gender affirmation’ must be a factor in child custody fights, California Legislature says
Affirmation of gender would become one factor among others in granting child custody as part of concerns for a child’s health, safety, and welfare. Other factors include parental abuse and…
California becomes first state to declare ‘Transgender History Month’
“As long as there has been a California, there have been transgender people here contributing to their communities, making history in expanding civil rights, and helping to build a California…
Republicans attempting to move away from ‘pro-life’ terminology: ‘Need to be specific’
“Many voters think means you’re for no exceptions in favor of abortion ever, ever, and ‘pro-choice’ now can mean any number of things,” Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said. “So the…
Catholic newspaper takes Mexican president to task for joking about murders
The archdiocesan newspaper was unstinting in its reflection on López Obrador: “He is not afraid of being ridiculous, which has become a form of governance. With the response he gave,…
Two Catholic universities among the worst for free speech in America, watchdog says
Georgetown ranked 246th on that metric, while also getting very low ranks in “openness,” a measure of how comfortable students feel in talking about controversial subjects on campus. Both schools…
Bishop warns about ‘hard times’ Argentina is going through
Faced with this scourge, he recalled the words of St. Peter: “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus…
Lawmaker accuses Azerbaijan of ‘genocide,’ seeks answers on Biden administration’s plan
“Whatever we think of the goal of integration into Azerbaijan, what is totally and absolutely unacceptable is to achieve that through genocide,” Smith said. “The government of Azerbaijan has never…
Cardinal Cupich: ‘Nothing to be feared’ from ‘ancient reality’ of synod
“History has shown that the use of fear tactics by those who resist any kind of renewal that involves change is not new,” the archbishop said. He cited St. John…
Catholics in Vietnam ask Pope Francis to visit their country next
The pope said that he was “very positive about relations with Vietnam,” despite the problems in the past in the Holy See’s “slow” dialogue with the country’s socialist government, adding…