As World Youth Day kicks off, ACN champions cause of persecuted Christians worldwide
The head of ACN Portugal stated: “Our goal is to invite each person who visits our booth, the exhibitions and conferences we will be holding, and also the films we…
Pro-life pregnancy centers sue Vermont over law targeting their advertisements
The legislation does not clearly define what the state considers untrue or misleading but has several subsections accusing pro-life pregnancy centers of engaging in such conduct. For example, the law…
Body of saint, patron of African Americans, significantly damaged in Sicilian church fire
Church fire Located in the Sicilian capital of Palermo, the Church of Santa Maria di Gesù caught fire on July 25 after a wildfire spread down the slopes of Monte…
German cardinal under fire for admonishing priest over same-sex blessings
Mock, who headed the Synodal Way’s working group on sexuality, is a staunch supporter of German public defiance of the Vatican on blessing same-sex unions. In a recent attempt to…
Biden administration to pay fee for attempted exclusion of NFP methods from insurance
“The Biden administration can’t impose its own preferred contraceptive methods on all women without explanation and without even allowing a real public comment period, as required by law,” ADF’s Senior…
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August 2023
He added: “If it becomes something for old people, it will die.” Pope Francis references St. John Paul II, who said: “If you live with young people you become young…
World Youth Day: 96% of pilgrims think gatherings contribute to evangelization
For the most part, WYD pilgrims consider that their Christian faith is a positive factor for maturing and being a better person, building a better world, showing solidarity, understanding others,…
Israeli extremists attempt to storm Catholic church and monastery in northern Israel
After a series of attempts to infiltrate the church, intruders were confronted by Haifa’s Christians last Thursday evening in the courtyard of the monastery and St. Elias Church. The repeated…
British man just convicted of killing ailing wife is released from custody
At the time of Janice Hunter’s death, her blood cancer was not terminal, her physician, Dr. Ourania Seimeni, said in court on May 9, which contradicted testimony given by David…
Pope Francis telegrams Greece and Italy to express concerns about wildfires and storms
The Greek fires, which began earlier this month, have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and tourists from the islands of Corfu and Rhodes and have wreaked…
New AI app sparks baby fever, but will it lead to more child commodification?
The power of Remini’s AI imagery has undeniably opened up new and exciting possibilities when it comes to pregnancy and parenting. However, one scholar raises a cautionary note, pointing out…
Prosecutor in Bolivia asks for Church’s cooperation in clerical sexual abuse cases
A report published in April by the Spanish newspaper El Pais broke the scandal, revealing that the Spanish Jesuit priest Alfonso Pedrajas Moreno, who died in 2009, sexually abused as…