Archive for January 30, 2024

Left to right: Simon Zee (Alaa Safi), Jesus (Jonathan Roumie), and Simon Peter (Shahar Isaac) in Season Four of "The Chosen," releasing exclusively in theaters starting Feb. 1, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Season Four of ‘The Chosen’ gets ‘closer to what we all know is coming,’ creator says

Season Four of the series hits theaters on Feb. 1 and, for the first time, will be shown exclusively in... Read more

The cross of the German “Synodal Way.”?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Critics challenge German Synodal Way in light of abuse study

A new study looking at survivors of abuse within the Evangelical Church in Germany calls into doubt the narrative that... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Study: Texas fertility rate rose after ‘Heartbeat Act’

The fertility rate in Texas rose by a statistically significant amount in the wake of the state’s pro-life laws, a... Read more

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By Joe Bukuras

Catholic University fires professor who hosted ‘abortion doula’ in class

An email from the school’s president, Peter Kilpatrick, obtained by CNA said that the school began an investigation into the... Read more

Father Marcel Taillon, 58, has been appointed the new interim vocations director for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Amid chaplain shortage, military archdiocese appoints new vocations director

The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, has appointed a new interim vocations director to focus on recruiting more Catholic... Read more

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the Nigerian Diocese of Makurdi in Benue state at a breakfast at Capitol Hill organized by Aid to the Church in Need on Jan. 30, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Is the persecution in Nigeria a Christian genocide? This bishop says ‘yes’

Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Nigeria warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population could disappear... Read more

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By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Despite persecution, ‘the Church is still alive in Nicaragua,’ priest says

Despite being persecuted by Daniel Ortega’s regime for years, “the Church is still alive in Nicaragua,” a priest from the... Read more

Justice Christine Donohue of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that the case, which was previously dismissed, be reargued before the state's Commonwealth Court.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Pennsylvania Supreme Court opens the door to public funding for abortion

In the case, the abortion providers who filed the suit argued that Pennsylvania’s policies regarding the use of federal funds... Read more