Doctors’ group urges American Academy of Pediatricians to rethink minor transgender treatments
Yet the group affirmed it was “encouraged that the AAP is open to reevaluating its position” on those procedures. “There is a lack of any significant clinical evidence and a…
Philadelphia Archdiocese settles for $3.5 million in sex abuse lawsuit for deceased priest
Kenneth A. Gavin, the chief communications officer for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said in a statement that the archdiocese was not told about this abuse allegation until reached by the…
Muslim, Christian parents rally outside Maryland courthouse for students’ religious rights
Lawyers for Becket argued that the policy infringes upon parental rights and religious freedom that are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, Maryland law, and even the board’s own policies. The…
Mexican high court finds ex-congressman guilty of ‘gender-based political violence’ over tweet
On Wednesday the Mexican Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Power upheld the lower court’s ruling, fining Cortés 19,244 pesos (approximately $1,135) and “directing him to…
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed two-thirds of the city’s Catholics 78 years ago
Nagasaki had about 240,000 inhabitants. A miscalculation by the Americans meant that the bomb did not fall on the center of the city, but the effect was still devastating and…
Massive spending, large voter turnout amid defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1
Unprecedented voter turnout Tuesday’s turnout surpassed the state’s most recent August election by about fivefold. More than 3 million voters cast a ballot in the election — that’s compared with…
Papal envoys conclude visit in Sodalitium Christianae Vitae investigation
After “The Sodalitium Scandal” report was broadcast, Carlos Alberto Gómez de la Torre, then representative of the San Juan Bautista Civil Association, an institution linked to the SCV and accused…
Armenian Christians trapped and facing genocide: an explainer
According to several experts who have spent time on the ground in Armenia, the Christian community in Nagorno-Karabakh is facing genocide. “The situation is extremely urgent and existential,” Robert Nicholson,…
House Judiciary Committee: ‘Multiple FBI field offices’ collaborated over anti-Catholic memo
In a press release on Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee revealed that “information recently produced to the committee” showed that the FBI “relied on information from around the country … to…
Hindu nationals demand arrest of Catholic priest in India for saying king was not a god
Hindu nationalist groups had shared the Catholic priest’s remarks on social media and carried out demonstrations demanding his arrest for offending their “religious sentiments.” The police submitted in the trial…
Report: Age verification laws have driven top porn site to shut down in multiple states
“The safety of our users is one of our biggest concerns,” Paparozzi says in the video. “We believe that the best and most effective solution for protecting children and adults…
‘Definitely worth it’: Family attends World Youth Day 2023 with 1-year-old son
The videos, he explained, said things like: “‘They might not remember it, but then you will, and they’ll grow so much, and it will be the most special thing.’ And…