Archive for August 18, 2023
North Carolina bans child sex changes, gives parents more educational rights
The Republican-dominated state House and Senate approved the measures during a veto session on Aug. 16. Read more
Faith meets ecology: Rosaries made from ocean plastic shine at World Youth Day
Pilgrims from Vancouver, British Columbia, handed out rosaries crafted from recycled ocean plastic to attendees of World Youth Day in... Read more
Pennsylvania ends decadeslong funding for crisis pregnancy centers
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in a release about the announcement tied the decision explicitly to support for abortion. Read more
Baltimore Archdiocese says it obtained over 360 guns in $50,000 buyback program
The gun “buyback” was financed with more than $50,000 in funds “from Catholic parishes and individual donors,” the archdiocese said. Read more
Bishops of Mexico call for prayers for peace: ‘We live surrounded by violence’
Since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office on Dec. 1, 2018, 131,507 first-degree murders have been recorded in Mexico... Read more
Tigray food crisis deepens as Catholic leaders plead for relief
Over 20 million people in Ethiopia rely on food assistance, but it was halted four months ago after the discovery... Read more
Two Worcester Catholic schools say they won’t implement bishop’s new gender policy
Members of the religious orders affiliated with the schools said a policy is already in place that “respects the dignity... Read more
Minnesota single-sex Catholic colleges say students who identify as ‘nonbinary’ may apply
Two single-sex Catholic colleges in Minnesota are allowing males and females to openly apply to either one of the respective... Read more
South African bishops file class-action suit against mining company over black lung disease
The bishops began the process of filing a class-action suit against a global mining company on behalf of current and... Read more
Jesuits’ superior general condemns seizure of university by Nicaragua dictatorship
The superior general of the Jesuits denounced the confiscation and expressed his solidarity with the UCA, its directors, and its... Read more
Vatican secretary of state pledges solidarity with refugees, returnees from Sudan
“We feel very sorry for … what happened to you in Sudan,” the cardinal said, adding: “We can do something... Read more
