Archive for April 15, 2019
How China uses technology to repress Uyghurs
Government-run social media and facial recognition technology are being used to help monitor and detain Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uygur... Read more
Three dozen journalists and media companies indicted over Pell trial gag order
More than twenty journalists in Australia faced court charges Monday over breach of a court gag order in the case... Read more
Fire engulfs Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
Firefighters at Cathedrale Notre-Dame brought a devastating blaze under control, after the Paris cathedral caught fire Monday night. Read more
Pope Francis awards film composer Ennio Morricone
Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone was awarded the Gold Medal of the Pontificate Monday for his artistic accomplishments. Read more
The history of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
Firefighters in Paris are battling a fire in the roof of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, which threatens to... Read more
Paris archbishop, Holy See call for prayer as Notre-Dame burns
Both the Holy See and the Archbishop of Paris have encouraged prayer while firefighters in the French capital battle a... Read more
5 things to know about the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris
Catholics around the world watched with horror as the roof of Cathedrale Notre-Dame was engulfed with flames on Monday afternoon.... Read more
Catholic governor signs assisted suicide law 'after careful prayer'
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act into law on April 15, as... Read more
Legislation to restore inmates’ eligibility for Pell grants draws praise
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week would allow inmates in federal and state prisons to be eligible for... Read more
Don’t let your cell phone become an addiction, pope warns high schoolers
Pope Francis met with a group of high school students this weekend, encouraging them to monitor their cell phone use,... Read more
Structure of Notre-Dame saved after major fire
Shortly after midnight Tuesday, firefighters said the main structure of Notre-Dame de Paris, the city's cathedral, had been preserved from... Read more
Michigan lawmaker cries foul against AG’s 'anti-Catholicism'
A Michigan state representative is considering opening articles of impeachment against the state’s attorney general over comments that he says... Read more
