From Fort McHenry to the Citadel of Jaca, a Photo Appreciation of 24 Star Forts Around the World…
Star forts, or bastion forts, are a type of fortification that first emerged over 500 years ago, in response to the growing power of cannons on the battlefield, with sloped walls and angled bastions that allowed defenders better coverage above any attackers. These polygonal or star-shaped defensive structures were built in locations around the world […]
Missouri attorney general files lawsuit against FDA over abortion-pill-by-mail
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 14:20 pm (CNA). The attorney general of Missouri announced this week a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the agency’s approval of shipping abortion drugs through the mail. Republican State Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the filing on his website on Monday, […]
Vatican doctrine office: Transgender-identifying people can be baptized, witness marriages
A baptismal font in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. / Bwag via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Rome Newsroom, Nov 8, 2023 / 14:25 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine office has said an adult who identifies as transgender can receive the sacrament of baptism under the same conditions as any adult, as long as there […]
Vatican: Trans persons can be baptized as Catholics, serve as godparents
If it would not cause scandal or confusion among other Catholics, “a transsexual — even one who has undergone hormone treatment and gender reassignment surgery — may receive baptism under the same conditions as other faithful,” said a document from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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Trans people can be baptized, Vatican says in new doctrine document
If it would not cause scandal or confusion among other Catholics, “a transsexual—even one who has undergone hormone treatment and gender reassignment surgery—may receive baptism under the same conditions as other faithful.”
Archbishop Aguer: Feminist thinking predominates in final Synod on Synodality report
For those of us who know Sacred Scripture and the history of ecclesial institutions, governance by laypeople, including women, would represent a fundamental change that causes alarm for the future.
What binds the Ark of Peter to the pillars of Our Lady and the Eucharist in this final battle?
LifeSiteNews Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief John-Henry Westen delivered a critical message to the faithful at the 2023 Rome Life Forum—in this final battle, now is the time to fight for the Catholic Church like never before, anchored to the pillars of Christ in the Holy Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Despite all of the physical […]
Canadian defense minister admits drastic decline in active-duty soldiers since COVID vaccine mandates
One Canadian Armed Forces member told LifeSiteNews that the low recruitment and retainment numbers are a result of both COVID vaccine mandates and radical agendas.
‘Words fail to express our grief’: Ohio pro-life group reacts to ‘devastating’ ballot measure loss
‘We don’t grieve because we lost a political campaign. We mourn because babies will now die in increased numbers in Ohio. We know the battle to defend them just got even harder.’