Catholic aid agencies respond after devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria
“Telecommunications are disrupted and transportation is impaired, complicating relief efforts and attempts to identify and account for family members. Snow, sleet, and freezing temperatures are in the forecast, so priority…
Tennessee governor to increase funding for crisis pregnancy centers to $100 million
“There was a significant shift in this country last year when it comes to protecting the lives of the unborn,” Lee said, referring to the overturn of Roe v. Wade.…
Anglican Church reports synod member to police for tweeting ‘hate speech’
“The diocesan secretary has had no option, in view of a number of complaints received, to report your offending tweets to the West Midlands Police and is in continuing conversation…
The ‘Four Chaplains,’ selfless heroes of WWII, honored on 80th anniversary of their deaths
The Four Chaplains — Father John P. Washington, a Catholic priest; Rev. George L. Fox, a Methodist minister; Rabbi Alexander D. Goode; and Rev. Clark V. Poling, a Reformed Church…
AP tells reporters to call crisis pregnancy centers ‘anti-abortion centers’
The new AP policy suggests the term “crisis pregnancy center” be used only if placed within quotation marks and if it is explained that its purpose is to “dissuade people…
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences priest critical of the regime to 10 years in prison
Benavidez, 50, known for being a critic of the dictatorship, has been in custody since Aug. 14, 2022, when he was arrested after celebrating a Mass in the Conception of…
Church in Costa Rica to compensate four victims of ex-priest serving 20-year sentence
In August 2022, a court ruled against the Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference, San José Archbishop José Rafael Quirós, and the Temporal Assets of the Archdiocese of San José for covering…
European court: Russia violated human rights by not legally recognizing gay unions
“There is no basis for considering that affording legal recognition and protection to same-sex couples in a stable and committed relationship could in itself harm families constituted in the traditional…
Pope Francis, Syriac Patriarch call for prayers after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Among the many victims, the body of Father Imad Daher, a priest of the Greek Melkite Catholic Parish of Our Lady, was found under the rubble — after many hours…
Pope Francis: Partisans have used Benedict XVI’s death ‘to serve their own interests’
Pope Francis’ comments were made aboard the papal plane from Juba, South Sudan, to Rome, at the end of a six-day trip that also included nearly four days in the…
Surprise hit ‘Lourdes’ documentary, coming to U.S. theaters, captures miracles of a different sort
Another man communicates by pointing to letters on a sheet of paper. The wry, intelligent look on his face seems to invite people to engage in conversation with him. We…
Pope at Mass in South Sudan: In the name of Jesus, lay down the weapons of hatred
In his homily, Pope Francis said that Christians are called to be “people capable of building good human relationships as a way of curbing the corruption of evil, the disease…