Archive for January 6, 2017

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Death penalty was on the decline in America in 2016

The year 2016 marked a major decline in the number of executions and sentences to capital punishment in the United... Read more

Sunni Tehreek supporters protest in favor of Mumtaz Qadri, convicted killer of Salmaan Taseer, during a rally at Mall road in Lahore, Oct. 1, 2011. ?w=200&h=150

In Pakistan, mass arrests halt rally backing blasphemy law

Supporters of Pakistan’s strict blasphemy law attempted to march in Lahore on Wednesday, but were thwarted when police made more... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for Epiphany in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: the Magi represent everyone who seeks God

On Friday, the Feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said that the Magi are not just men who sought out... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., January 22, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

How a pro-life group will hold members of Congress accountable

As the 115th Congress is underway, a pro-life group is touting a new means of holding pro-life members accountable –... Read more

A young refugee rests after having fled from ISIS and arrived in Ankawa in the northern part of Erbil, Iraq. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

One Congressman's plea to the US: Don't abandon Iraq's Christians

Christian survivors of the ISIS genocide have serious humanitarian needs, but their faith remains strong, one congressman said after his... Read more

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

The Supreme Court of India.

Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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