Archive for October 8, 2024
Christians face arbitrary arrests, grave religious freedom violations in India
According to a recent report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Christians in India are facing increasingly... Read more
Another 4,000 20th-century martyrs in Spain will be beatified in coming years, expert says
Spain has 3,500 beatified martyrs from the religious persecution of the 20th century and another 4,000 could also be beatified... Read more
U.S. bishops praise Biden administration’s expansion of refugee resettlement program
The U.S. bishops issued a statement praising the Biden administration’s decision last week to expand the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Read more
Who are the Christians in Lebanon?
For a Middle Eastern nation, Lebanon has a large and influential Christian population. Read more
‘Duty to accompany migrants’: Indian bishops launch portal to support nation’s immigrants
The digital portal was launched on Sept. 27 in Bangalore by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India ahead of... Read more
Catholic bishops from mainland China and Taiwan in dialogue at Synod on Synodality
Bishop Norbert Pu is the Catholic Church’s first bishop born in Taiwan and is a delegate in the nearly monthlong... Read more
New cardinals say Europe is becoming the Catholic Church’s new ‘peripheries’
“When the Holy Father is talking about peripheries, I think the peripheries are moving. ... Maybe the peripheries are moving... Read more
Los Angeles Catholic church repeatedly vandalized in possible ‘hate crime’
“It is dispiriting and unnerving,” Father Michael Wakefield said. “Our churches are places of peace where God’s love is proclaimed.” Read more
More than 2 million Argentinians make pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lujan Shrine
“Mother, Under Your Gaze We Seek Unity” was the theme that brought together more than 2.3 million this past weekend... Read more
Scientists sue publisher for retracting studies showing dangers of abortion pill
A suit against Sage Publications, filed on Oct. 3 in California, alleges that the researchers’ studies were retracted simply because... Read more
Oklahoma Catholic charter school petitions U.S. Supreme Court to consider approval
The Oklahoma Supreme Court had ruled that the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board could not authorize a charter with... Read more
