Parishioners Push Back on Church Closures — Feb. 23, 2024
Parishioners Push Back on Church Closures Faithful in Cincinnati archdiocese speak out. FULL STORY Church Closures Accelerate in Germany Bishops report 650 have closed since 2005. FULL STORY Idaho Fighting to Protect Babies Biden admin wants to undermine state’s pro-life law. FULL STORY Baby Box Saves Second Life Another infant placed in safe-haven container in Alabama. FULL STORY Plan […]
Illinois Bill Puts Abortion & ‘Gender Care’ Over Parental Rights
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (ChurchMilitant.com) – Earlier this month, Illinois’s Democratic State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray introduced an amendment that would redefine child abuse to include parents’ denial of abortion and so-called gender-affirming care to their children. State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Ill. The proposed amendment, contained within House Bill 4876, seeks significant changes to existing statutes concerning child welfare and […]
Germany Penalizes Convert Cabbie for Bible Quote
ESSEN, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) – A former Muslim who converted to Christianity after experiencing a miraculous healing has been fined by the city of Essen for displaying a tiny Bible verse on his taxi’s rear window. Jalil Mashali Essen’s road traffic authority has accused taxi driver Jalil Mashali of illegal “religious advertising” for a sticker that has Jesus’ […]
California Democrats Helping Republicans
DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – The California U.S. Senate primary campaign may become regarded as the most unique in American history. Due to the top-two (jungle) system that the state’s voters adopted in the 2010 ballot proposition, we now see the unusual situation of two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, for their their own advantage, using their own campaign […]
Charity Backpedals Wokeness Amid Uproar
WALTHAM, Mass. (ChurchMilitant.com) – The National Multiple Sclerosis Society recently placed gender politics over a 90-year-old volunteer whose late husband had MS, but it reversed course after pushback. Fran Itkoff This reversal comes after the organization previously asked Fran Itkoff to step down due to statements she made that were deemed not in alignment with the […]
Belgian Bishops Propose Radical Changes
ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Ahead of the Second Session of Pope Francis’ Oct. 2-27 Synod on Synodality, Belgian bishops have reportedly launched discussions on allowing women deacons and ending mandatory priestly celibacy. The Belgian bishops’ conference Sources from the Belgian Catholic news outlet Kerknet reveal that the Belgian bishops’ conference dispatched a letter to all dioceses, advocating for […]
Pro-Lifer Responds to NAACP’s Abortion Messaging
DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – A prominent pro-life advocate is warning African American women about the deceptions of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Susan Ciancio In an open letter published by Celebrate Life Magazine, Susan Ciancio, executive editor of American Life League (ALL), called on African American women to recognize the lies the NAACP is peddling in its recent resolution called […]
Ecuador Decriminalizes Euthanasia Amid Debate
QUITO, Ecuador (ChurchMilitant.com) – Ecuador’s decision to decriminalize euthanasia has sparked significant concern among the Catholic community. Paola Roldán The Feb. 7 ruling by the Constitutional Court came in response to a petition by 42-year-old Paola Roldán, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that destroys nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movements, including chewing, walking, […]
Police Arrest Homosexual Priest for Peddling Viagra
DON BENITO, Spain (ChurchMilitant.com) – Police in Spain have busted a diocesan priest and his boyfriend for trafficking in Viagra, a medication to treat erectile dysfunction, and other aphrodisiacs. Parish church of San Sebastián, Don Benito The Civil Guard broke into Fr. Alfonso Raúl Masa Soto’s residence on Monday in the parish of Don Benito, Badajoz, […]
Vatican Halts German Church’s Plans — Feb. 21, 2024
Vatican Halts German Church’s Plans Kiboshes vote to form new synodal committee. FULL STORY Diocese Sues Over Euthanasia Law Says Canadian law would force Catholic orgs to kill. FULL STORY India: Local Law Targeting Christians? Prayer viewed as ‘fraudulent’ healing practice. FULL STORY Priest Accused of Abuse, Trafficking Fr. Fernando Gonzalez arrested last week. FULL STORY Film Highlights Our Lady of Guadalupe […]