Archive for April 22, 2016

Internally displaced Christians at a refugee center in Dawodiya, Iraq, April 10, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

UK should act against IS genocide after parliament vote, bishop urges

As the British government considers measures to name the Islamic State’s persecution of Christians and other religious minorities as genocide,... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Cricket for the Queen's birthday! Vatican to play Royal Household

Last year Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British history, and on Thursday she passed yet another... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

A rally, not a dialogue – Georgetown students spurn Cecile Richards’ talk

Students at Georgetown University said that while a speaking invitation to the head of Planned Parenthood could have been an... Read more

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After Prince’s death, Vatican praise for his rare gift of music

The death of the songwriter, singer and music producer Prince drew reactions from the Vatican and praise for his musical... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

New State Department actions don't go far enough, religious freedom leader says

Religious freedom leaders applauded the U.S. State Department’s recent re-designation of nine countries – and the inclusion of one more... Read more

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The U.S./Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.

New Mexico bishops come out strongly against mass deportations

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St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878).

5 things to know and share about St. Nicholas

Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Italy.

Naples’ new cardinal sees red hat as call to ‘embrace the cross of the weakest’

Pro-life activist Matthew Engelthaler places signs in front of Camelback Family Planning, an abortion clinic in Phoenix, on April 18, 2024.

CDC: Abortions declined slightly following reversal of Roe v. Wade

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Hawley warns feds: Retain records on Catholic investigation, pro-life convictions

The Nicaraguan dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his “co-president” and wife, Rosario Murillo, kidnapped and expelled from the country a priest of the Diocese of Bluefields.

Nicaraguan dictatorship kidnaps and expels another priest 

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 4, 2024.

Pope Francis: Beauty urges us to take Christ out into the streets and bring him to people

St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York.

Court approves New York diocese’s record $323 million abuse settlement

Activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole was among the speakers at a rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors.

Detransitioner Chloe Cole, Matt Walsh speak at rally on the steps of the Supreme Court 

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