Prestigious French dictionary goes woke, introduces gender-neutral pronoun ‘iel’
The new pronoun ‘iel’ (and its variants ‘ielle,’ ‘iels,’ and ‘ielles’) was added a few weeks ago to the online edition of Le Petit Robert, one of the most famous and prestigious French dictionaries.
WATCH: RFK Jr. accuses Big Tech, world governments of colluding to censor critics of COVID jabs
‘People aren’t stupid, we can see what’s happening,’ Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. told protestors during a recent demonstration against COVID measures in Switzerland.
Conservative House leader demands fellow MPs submit to Parliament’s vax mandate
At least four Conservative MPs, including Ontario MP Leslyn Lewis, have declined to disclose their vaccination status on principle.
House Passes ‘Build Back Better’ As Bishops Raise Religious Freedom and Abortion Objections
United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. “We have been consistent in our position and reiterate that it would be a calamity if the important and life-affirming provisions in this bill were accompanied by provisions facilitating and funding the destruction of unborn human life,” the bishops’ letter stated.
Denver archbishop, writing in Washington Post, decries vandalism of Catholic property
Vandalism on a door of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colo., Oct. 10, 2021. / Photo courtesy of Fr. Samuel Morehead. Denver Newsroom, Nov 19, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA). Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver this week de… […]
Influential German Catholic lay group elects new leader
Irme Stetter-Karp, the new president of the Central Committee of German Catholics. / zdk.de. Berlin, Germany, Nov 19, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA). An influential German Catholic lay organization chose its new leader on Friday.Members of the Central C… […]
“We give them a stone!”
Ready for a revival? Earlier this week, the American bishops voted to push forward on a multi-year plan for “Eucharistic Revival” – rooted in concerns about b Catholic engagement, Catholic adherence to beliefs about the […]
Catholic bishops in Iowa want their parishioners to get vaccinated. They’re launching a multimedia campaign to get it done.
The four dioceses in Iowa are partnering with Catholic Charities to launch a multimedia campaign aimed at convincing Catholics and other Iowans to get vaccinated to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Netflix’s ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ is a miraculous resurrection of an artist we lost too soon
“Tick, Tick … Boom!” is also a soul-deep tribute by Lin-Manuel Miranda to an artist who inspired him at a formative age.
Encanto
NEW YORK (CNS) — Will viewers be charmed by “Encanto” (Disney)? For the most part, the answer is probably yes, though this vivacious animated musical does include content that could be of concern for the parents of impressionable kids. The setting, from which the film takes its title, is an enchanted enclave in Colombia. Long […]