French Populist for President?

French politician Marine Le Pen will be running — again — for president in 2022. The controversial leader of France’s National Rally Party announced on Friday that she will be stepping down in July to run for president. Le Pen is the French version of Donald Trump. European political analyst Benjamin Harnwell gives Church Militant the details. […]

French Populist for President?

Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT French politician Marine Le Pen will be running — again — for president in 2022. The controversial leader of France’s National Rally Party announced on Friday that she will be stepping down in July to run for president. Le Pen is the French […]

Canceling Mask Mandates

TOPEKA, Kan. (ChurchMilitant.com) – Republican lawmakers in Kansas rejected their Democrat governor’s statewide mask mandate just hours after it was extended. Gov. Laura Kelly The Legislative Coordinating Council of Kansas on Thursday revoked Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate extension using a law that allows them to repeal the governor’s executive orders. Three Republican state representatives, Blaine Finch, Ron Ryckman and Dan […]

AZ GOP Hopes to Rise From Death

Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Arizona State Senator Karen Fann: “I don’t think everybody fully understands the complexity of what it takes to do something like this.” An Arizona insider is telling Church Militant the state’s enlisting four auditing companies to thoroughly canvass the 2020 election in […]

Cardinal Sako suggests ways to promote interreligious harmony in Iraq

ROME (CNS) — One month after Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based Chaldean Catholic patriarch, called for the development of school programs to educate Iraqis about the value of diversity in their country, but he also asked for enforcement of laws protecting the religious sites of all faiths. In a message […]

To foster inclusiveness, Nigerian nuns mainstream pupils with disabilities

UYO, Nigeria (CNS) — On a sunny afternoon, the Rev. Gideon Oyabugbe, a minister at a local Baptist church, walked into St. Vincent’s Centre for Inclusive Education to pick up James, his 8-year-old son. James has autism spectrum disorder, a condition that impairs communication and social interaction. Rev. Oyabugbe had never heard about ASD until […]

Caritas joins rescue efforts in Indonesia after cyclone disaster

Devastating floods and landslides triggered by cyclone Seroja, which struck a cluster of islands in south-east Indonesia and in Timor-Leste on Easter Sunday, have killed at least 120 people. Caritas and other agencies have swung into action to reach the survivors.