Nahida and Samar: Mother and daughter killed in attack on Gaza parish
Roman Catholic Church of Holy Family in Gaza City. / Credit: Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported Dec. 16 that an Israeli sniper killed two members of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip. Vatican News […]
Congressional Commission Urges Sanctions if Hong Kong Won’t Release Jimmy Lai
Napa Institute. Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai. Lai’s trial began this week and he could face life in prison if convicted.
The Nativity Scene of St. Francis Reminds Us That the Word Became Flesh — and Food — at Christmas
Daniel Ibáñez The 2023 Nativity scene includes depictions of St. Francis and his friars. The 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene, one of the most beloved Christmas traditions, and the truth that attracts even those who know nothing of the Incarnation or the Eucharist…
Why the Seasons of Advent and Christmas Matter
Book cover of ‘Rejoicing in Our Hope’ by Bishop Robert J. Baker Why it’s important to note that Advent and Christmas are seasons, not days
Health Canada has no clinical data on its ‘thorough’ review approving Pfizer’s latest COVID shot
‘Only non-clinical data was supplied to Health Canada to support the market authorization of the herein product,’ the government agency said.Read More
Connecticut females allowed to proceed in case against forced competition with males
A majority of the 15 judges determined that the former high school athletes could qualify for monetary damages.Read More
New Vatican document – Fiducia supplicans – permits blessings for “same-sex couples”
I think you know me well enough to know what I think about this new document which deals with blessings for those engaged in a sin that “cries to Heaven” (cf. Jude 1:7). More than ever there is greater need … Read More →
Another historic Catholic church in Canada burned down in ‘suspicious’ fire
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are searching for a suspect in the fire that destroyed St. Gabriel Catholic Mission in northern Alberta.
Massachusetts urges colleges to form ‘readiness plans’ for distributing abortion pills on campus
The state health department also strongly implies potential pro-life employee should be screened out of job interviews going forward.
Courts Look at the Abortion Pill, and More on the German Bishops (Dec. 16)
New Africa ‘Abortion Pill’ The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a key abortion case in 2024. The nation’s highest court will weigh in on how patients can access the widely used abortion pill mifepristone. The Register’s National Correspondent Lauretta Brown brings us this story and more from the Register’s coverage of abortion […]