Catholic bishops in Dominican Republic highlight Church, society during independence day
Prelates present their main issues of Church and national interest in their special message entitled “May the truth shine in everything, for the good of the nation”
Debunking more lies about medicines being tested on fetal cells
Part II of a firm, and extensive rebuttal of Fr. Matthew Schneider’s claims regarding the moral quality and abortion connection of many commonly used medicines.Read More
Arizona Senate votes to ban transgender surgeries for kids amid international reckoning
Republican state Sen. Tyler Pace killed an earlier version that would have also banned transgender drugs for kids.Read More
Florida House votes to ban gender identity discussion with children in third grade or younger
Introduced to the Florida House by Rep. Joe Harding (R), the legislation seeks to ‘reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children.’Read More
Canadian senators debate universal basic income legislation
The bill seeks to employ the Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is also on the board of trustees for the World Economic Forum, to develop the framework for the project.Read More
Nebraska legislature passes bill protecting citizens from employer jab mandates
The legislation is on the governor’s desk.Read More
Positive change comes from fixing one’s own failings first, pope says
ROME — Positive change must begin with oneself and with acknowledging one’s own mistakes, Pope Francis said. Such change also includes being attentive to how one communicates, because words carry weight and they can be used to “feed prejudices, raise barriers, harm and even destroy,” the pope told people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Feb. […]
Dialogue is best antidote to extremism, pope tells Iraqi Christian leaders
ROME — Christians have a right to remain in Iraq and the obligation to contribute to the country’s growth and recovery, which will require collaboration among the churches and a commitment to interreligious dialogue, Pope Francis said. A group of Iraqi Christian leaders came to the Vatican Feb. 28 to mark the first anniversary of […]
Filipinos can get ashes on foreheads for first time in two years
MANILA, Philippines — Priests in the Philippines will be allowed to mark the foreheads of Catholics on Ash Wednesday, ending a two-year ban on the Lenten tradition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines made the announcement Feb. 27, just as the government announced the relaxing of COVID-19 measures in […]
El Salvador charges former president in 1989 murders of Jesuits, two women
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in El Salvador have brought charges against a former president for the murders of six Jesuits in 1989, a crime carried out by soldiers during a brutal civil war in the Central American country. Former President Alfredo Cristiani and 12 others — mostly former soldiers — were charged with involvement in […]