Anti-poverty arm’s future, Indigenous and youth ministry plans top US bishops’ spring agenda
(OSV News) — Liturgical texts, Indigenous Catholics, youth and young adults — along with funding for a decades-long anti-poverty effort — are under discussion when the nation’s Catholic bishops convene in June for their annual spring meeting. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced May 13 that its 2024 Spring Plenary Assembly takes place June […]
‘Human Trafficking happens in plain sight’
Vatican News speaks to prominent voices of Talitha Kum’s 2nd General Assembly, acknowledging successes in combatting human trafficking accomplished in the past 15 years since the Networks’ founding, but recommitting themselves, ever greater, to confronting the plague, and to supporting survivors. Read all
How to dominate your friends and family in Monopoly, Tic-Tac-Toe, Settlers of Catan and Scrabble…..
Whether it’s bankrupting your family in Monopoly or securing the last victory point against your buddies in Settlers of Catan, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of board-game triumph. We’ve collected experts’ best tips and tricks of the best board games, so you can dominate every time.
Methodology
Pew Research Center has a long history of conducting surveys that examine the views of American voters. This analysis of Black voters’ views on political party affiliation, policy priorities and 2024 presidential candidates relies on data from four of these studies. Study 1: U.S. adults’ views on domestic policy priorities The first was conducted among […]
Acknowledgments
This report was written by Kiana Cox, senior researcher. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Jocelyn Kiley, associate director, political research; and Carroll Doherty, director, political research. Guidance on the communications strategy and outreach was provided by Tanya Arditi, senior communications manager. The report was number-checked by Shanay […]
An Early Look at Black Voters’ Views on Biden, Trump and Election 2024
Black voters are more confident in Biden than Trump when it comes to having the qualities needed to serve another term. The post An Early Look at Black Voters’ Views on Biden, Trump and Election 2024 appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Australia passes digital ID bill, raising fears of government surveillance without accountability
Critics argue the legislation, enacted under the guise of increased security, ramps up government surveillance and control, with no accountability mechanisms for public sector misuse.Read More
Kansas’ Democrat governor vetoes bill allowing child support to apply to unborn children
Kansas Senate Bill 425 would have made ‘unborn children’ part of the legal definition of a child, thereby mandating courts to consider medical and pregnancy-related expenses when determining child support obligations.Read More
17 Democrat AGs form pro-abortion ‘working group’ targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
Attorneys general (AGs) from 17 states, all Democrats, have formed a ‘Reproductive Rights Working Group’ dedicated to promoting abortion and attacking pregnancy resource centers (PRCs).Read More
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who oversaw mass executions, dies in helicopter crash
Ebrahim Raisi, a Muslim cleric expected to eventually replace Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, oversaw the execution of thousands of dissidents and supported Hamas in its terrorist attacks.Read More