Texas law criminalizing crossing into U.S. from Mexico blocked again
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision late March 19 once again blocking Texas from enforcing its controversial law that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico. Earlier the same day, a divided U.S. Supreme Court March 19 lifted its temporary pause on the law […]
Vatican disputes report Pope Francis will travel to Russia to meet Putin
Pope Francis has not accepted an invitation to travel to Moscow in June to meet with Vladimir Putin, the director of the Holy See press office said. A report on the website of Intelligence Online, a French journal, “does not correspond to the truth,” Matteo Bruni told reporters March 20. A story on the website […]
French bishops oppose government’s ‘end of life’ bill
As they begin their plenary assembly in Lourdes, the Bishops of France express their opposition to the “end-of-life” bill presented by the government of President Emmanuel Macron. Read all
Abortions rising on California college campuses due to state-funded pill distribution: report
According to a state government commission on women and girls, 427 abortions were performed across California’s public and private campuses last year.
Hong Kong passes national security law forcing priests to break seal of confession
Fears raised for the future of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong look to be well supported after legislators passed Article 23 of the draconian National Security Law, especially as the Vatican is likely set to renew its secretive deal with China later this year.
New Biden rules restrict faith-based federal contractors (City Journal)
Writing in the City Journal, Nicole Stelle Garnett explains how new rules issued by the Biden administration restrict the autonomy of faith-based organizations that receive federal funds for social programs. The new rules put pressure on religious organization to secularize, and limit their freedom to hire only employees who share their religious belieffs.
Texas priest suspended after calling Pope ‘usurper’ (Crux)
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio, Texas, has suspended a priest who has referred to Pope Francis as a “usurper.” Father John Mary Foster had established a religious community known as the Mission of Divine Mercy, and posted online statements that he said were “prophetic messages” from God. The archbishop has removed the priest’s faculties […]
New statutes for Roman basilica of St. Mary Major (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis has issued new statutes for the clerics of St. Mary Major basilica in Rome, to ensure that the canons who minister there “may dedicate themselves, fully and with renewed vigor, to the spiritual and pastoral accompaniment that pilgrims from all over the world seek.” The Pontiff has also appointed Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, a […]
‘Eradicate indifference’ toward migrants, Pope urges bishops of Colombia, Panama (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to the bishops of Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama, who are meeting this week to discuss the plight of migrants who make the trip between Central and South America. In 2023, an estimated 500,000 people made the dangerous trip through the jungles of the “Darien Gap” between […]
Rupnik worked featured on Vatican News site (Catholic World Report)
On the feast of St. Joseph, the Vatican News site featured an image from the studio of the disgraced former Jesuit, Father Marko Rupnik. Writing in Catholic World Report, Christopher Altieri remarks: “It is getting more and more difficult to imagine how the Vatican types from Pope Francis on down could possibly mean it when […]