‘Controlled explosion’ near St. Anthony’s church as Sri Lanka remains on high alert
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Apr 22, 2019 / 08:03 am (CNA).- Police in Sri Lanka have detonated a suspicious package near St. Anthony’s church in Colombo on Easter Monday. Local media…
Porn restrictions further delayed in UK, now scheduled for July launch
London, England, Apr 22, 2019 / 06:34 am (CNA).- The United Kingdom has once again delayed the launch of its constraints on virtual porn. The online age verification program is…
Pope Francis: The resurrection is the most shocking event in human history
Vatican City, Apr 22, 2019 / 05:05 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Monday that the resurrection of Christ is the most shocking event in human history. “What was humanly unthinkable…
Africa’s abortion-rights breakthrough
Despite U.S. right-wingers’ best efforts, Kenya’s abortion restrictions are being loosened in hopes fewer women die
Religious freedom: use it or lose it
This is a Paul Revere moment for America. But it’s not the British who are coming; it’s Big Brother. Do you assume America is a free country? Do you assume…
The Beloved Country – crying out for leadership
A visit to South Africa showed there are still reasons to cry, and reason to hope. Young South Africans need good leaders. Picture: Komati Foundation Last year I spent five…
What’s Behind the HHS Mandate?
What do the University of Notre Dame, EWTN, and the Archdiocese of New York have in common? More than you probably think. Each is a Catholic institution, of course. Each…
Teen girls get ‘porn star’ treatment – with mum’s help?
A couple of weeks ago my local newspaper thought it newsworthy that men are getting Brazilian waxes. Now an Australian paper reports that girls as young as 14 are…
“I felt as if I had been given my country back”
It was all joy. There had been such muddles over the complex ticketing arrangements, and such hostility from sections of the mass media, and such horrible things said by campaigners…
Is tolerant Islam a myth?
It appears to be a sign that you’re doing something abundantly right when the leaders of major Arab and Muslim groups demand that your conference be monitored by the thought…
A new battler for Britain
Defying dreary weather and drearier protests, the state visit of Benedict XVI to England and Scotland was, by all accounts, a smashing success. Although only about 5 million of 60…
The Rwandan genocide: a revisionist history
Political wars around the history of genocide are most evident in controversies over the Holocaust (see "The Holocaust, genocide studies, and politics", 18 August 2010). But they are also sharpening…