Archive for September 16, 2024

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By Daniel Payne

New study finds regular porn usage linked to higher loneliness, depression

About 10% of young adults aged 18–39 report watching pornography online “at least once a day.” Read more

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By Martin Barillas

Pro-life groups adjust tactics in challenging electoral panorama

Pro-life groups across the political spectrum are adjusting tactics and expanding collaborative efforts.  Read more

A worshipper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope’s Asia visit draws attention to Holy See’s delicate China diplomacy

As the Vatican-China deal nears renewal, Pope Francis’ Asia tour sparked debate on the future of the Holy See’s ties... Read more

Bishop Emeritus Edward Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, passed away at age 84 on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Oklahoma Bishop Emeritus Slattery, ‘man of deep faith,’ passes away at 84

“Bishop Slattery was a man of deep faith who knew that death would bring him to his Lord,” Tulsa Bishop... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva,Nicolás de Cárdenas

Vatican announces press conference on ‘spiritual experience’ of Medjugorje

Cardinal Víctor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will lead a press conference on the... Read more

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By David Ramos,Diego López Marina

Next International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Sydney in 2028

The 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, wrapped up with the announcement that Sydney will host the next congress... Read more

Organizers discuss the upcoming second session of the Synod on Synodality at a press conference at the Holy See Press Office on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Here’s what will be new at the Synod on Synodality part 2

The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will begin Oct. 2–27 in Rome, the second part of... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

Families are moving out of ‘blue’ states and heading for red and purple, researchers find

A new study by the Institute for Family Studies shows that families are moving out of “blue” states and heading... Read more

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy

Out of 164 CPC designations, there has only been one “binding agreement” entered to address a religious freedom violation and... Read more