‘No evidence’ to support Israel’s claim that Hamas has infiltrated UN relief agency: report
The US, UK, EU, and other nations froze funding to the UN aid fund, despite admitting to not independently verifying Israeli allegations of Hamas infiltration.
Faithful Ontario Catholic school trustee continues to be targeted after opposing LGBT agenda
Natalia Benoit was recently banned from receiving board meeting correspondence until the end of June. Now she’s the subject of a frivolous complaint brought by a pro-LGBT activist that could see her trustee seat vacated.
Christian man in England prosecuted for holding Bible verse sign outside abortion facility
Christian preacher Stephen Green is appealing his conviction for holding a sign with a pro-life Bible verse outside of an abortion facility last year.
BC’s top doctor calls for expansion of ‘safer supply’ drug program to include fentanyl and heroin
Bonnie Henry is pushing to expand British Columbia’s controversial ‘safer supply’ program despite admitting that it isn’t ‘fully evidence-based.’
FDA makes it official: Informed consent not required for ‘minimal risk’ studies
A ruling issued last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration – to implement a provision of the 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law in December 2016 – makes it legal for clinical researchers to conduct research on human subjects without obtaining informed consent when the research poses ‘no more than minimal risk.’
Parental rights win with new Alberta policy
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. / Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Prince Albert, Canada, Feb 7, 2024 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Alberta’s proposed parental rights policy is another step in parents regaining control of their children’s education — in particular concerning a perceived overreach with gender ideology — from school bureaucrats, its supporters say. The new policy, introduced […]
Pope Francis: To be ‘scandalized’ by gay couple blessings is ‘hypocrisy’
Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Feb 7, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis this week again defended the Vatican’s controversial document authorizing blessings for same-sex couples, with the Holy Father arguing […]
Pope blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of those who bless businesses, but not gay couples
People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said.
Bishop Dorsonville recalled as ‘contagious with his enthusiasm’ for Catholic Church
The recent passing of Bishop Mario Dorsonville, a former Washington auxiliary who had headed the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, for just under a year, has filled many with great sadness but also with much gratitude for his life and ministry.
Raising Catholic kids: New study suggests what successful parents have in common
At or near the top of almost any Catholic parent’s list of things they want for their children is for them to continue practicing their Catholic faith into adulthood. But recent statistics paint a sobering picture: In the United States today, only about 15% of children raised in Catholic households grow up to be faithful […]