Study: Patients aged 12-18 account for 8% of trans surgeries
About 350 patients in this age range, which accounts for more than 9.5% of patients, received other cosmetic surgeries to facilitate a gender transition, according to the estimates. The study…
Ancient relic of St. Jude the Apostle to tour US beginning in September
In a press release on Monday, Treasures of the Church said the tour “offers a unique opportunity for devotees and the curious alike to experience a connection with one of…
UPDATE: McCarrick’s alleged victim ‘left with nothing’ after ex-prelate ruled incompetent to face trial
“Today is a reminder of the Catholic hierarchy’s cynical strategy of cover-up,” the group’s co-director Anne Barrett Doyle said in the statement. “McCarrick’s predations were an open secret. Many of…
Mongolia’s former president lauds country’s promotion of religious freedom
In October 2011, Elbegdorj met with Pope Benedict XVI during a visit to the Vatican. “Our meeting was very warm,” he recalled. “I recall that was really one of the…
Pope Francis to release second Laudato Si’ on Oct. 4
“It is necessary to stand with the victims of environmental and climate injustice, striving to end the senseless war on our common home, which is a terrible world war,” he…
Missionary priest: ‘Immense’ pastoral work needed amid anti-Christian violence in Burkina Faso
During Pentecost this year, he said, “many people were killed or seriously injured and had to be airlifted out” from the region. “The terrorists have also seized livestock and are…
Church in Mexico prays with relatives of disappeared persons
Robles encouraged the relatives of the disappeared to keep alive the memory of the people whom “you are missing and we are missing.” “We cannot settle for saying ‘disappeared,’ that…
Family life, ‘bonding together’ behind spread of Christianity in Africa, U.S. bishop says
“In some ways, we have lost our faith,” he said. “The numbers show it … It gives me hope when I see Africa and parts of Central America or Latin…
104-year-old ‘Sister Jean’ throws out first pitch at Chicago Cubs game
Known for her kind nature and enthusiastic love of basketball and all things sports, Schmidt earned legendary status when her beloved Loyola men’s basketball team, the Ramblers, advanced to the…
Pope Francis: People — not machines — are the value of work
“Work is legitimately important,” he underlined. “For if it is true that work ennobles man, it is even truer that it is man who ennobles work. It is we, and…
Biden campaign launches pro-abortion ad; pro-life groups label it ‘extreme’
The video ad quotes Trump saying “I’m the one that got rid of Roe v. Wade” and then discusses Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a six-week abortion ban in Florida. It…
Nigerian teen whose Christian conversion triggered death threats granted restraining order
The ruling was not appealed, according to ADF International. “We are relieved that Mary has found protection from these credible threats and that the court recognized her fundamental right to…