Articles by Peter Pinedo
Iowa Satanic Temple display not protected by First Amendment, Catholic legal expert says
Dec 14, 2023 / 18:15 pmA legal analyst for EWTN said the display installed at the request of a prominent atheist group is not religious expression but rather about making a mockery of religion.
Congress passes military package without bans on funding abortion, sex change surgeries
Dec 14, 2023 / 15:24 pmThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, one without House amendments.
Supreme Court to review high-stakes abortion case
Dec 13, 2023 / 12:24 pmThe United States Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling that reimposed restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone.
‘Groundbreaking’ gene-editing therapy receives thumbs up from Catholic bioethicist
Dec 12, 2023 / 09:00 amA new gene-editing therapy designed to help treat patients suffering from sickle cell disease has been endorsed by the National Catholic Bioethics Center.
Diocese of Sacramento to file for bankruptcy amid over 250 clergy abuse lawsuits
Dec 11, 2023 / 14:35 pmThe bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California, announced on Saturday that the diocese will file for bankruptcy amid a slate of over 250 clergy abuse lawsuits.
House announces new probe of Harvard, MIT, and UPenn
Dec 8, 2023 / 18:30 pm“The disgusting targeting and harassment of Jewish students is not limited to these institutions,” said North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx.
Washington archbishop addresses decision to limit Traditional Latin Mass
Dec 8, 2023 / 17:30 pmCardinal Wilton Gregory said he believes that by restricting the Traditional Latin Mass, “the Holy Father is trying to complete what Paul VI began.”
Congress drops amendment banning military spending on abortion and sex change surgeries
Dec 7, 2023 / 17:30 pmA draft of the compromise version released Thursday revealed the House backed off from both the abortion and transgender amendments that were passed in July.
Religious sisters sue Smith & Wesson for ‘facilitating’ mass shootings
Dec 7, 2023 / 15:05 pmA collection of four congregations of Catholic religious sisters filed a lawsuit against the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson on Tuesday.
‘These are very hard times’: Pastor of Gaza Catholic church gives update on Christians’ plight
Dec 6, 2023 / 15:40 pm“The pope called us daily, to check on us,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli in a recent interview where he discussed how his parish is faring.
Maryland parents argue for right to opt children out of LGBT curriculum in appeals court
Dec 5, 2023 / 15:18 pmThe parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education on May 24 after it changed its parental notification and opt-out policies.
Canonization cause advances for ‘God’s architect,’ Antoni Gaudí
Dec 5, 2023 / 06:21 amAntoni Gaudí, who died in 1926 at age 73, was a modernist and naturalist architect best known for the massive Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona.
The unlikely hero of India: St. Francis Xavier
Dec 3, 2023 / 04:00 amSt. Francis Xavier is a patron saint of missionaries and missions and led an unlikely life of adventure and heroism.
Witnesses testify to torture by Nicaraguan dictatorship at hearing on imprisoned Catholic bishop
Dec 1, 2023 / 18:20 pmAmong the witnesses testifying at the hearing titled “An Urgent Appeal to Let Bishop Álvarez Go” were several Nicaraguan exiles.
U.S. bishops urge public to petition Biden administration over rule denying funds to pregnancy centers
Dec 1, 2023 / 13:45 pmThe U.S. bishops are urging the public to petition the Biden administration to revise a rule that the bishops say would “unfairly cut off” money from pregnancy centers.
Deaths by suicide reach ‘highest number ever recorded’; ideation likely higher, expert says
Nov 30, 2023 / 15:15 pmSuicide rates have been steadily increasing for about 50 years, one expert says, which is likely due to a combination of reasons.
Catholic cathedral complex bombed, bishop flees with refugees in worsening Myanmar civil war
Nov 29, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe pastoral center of Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw, Myanmar, was bombed on Nov. 26 and occupied by the Burmese military.
‘Red Week’: Buildings and monuments across the world lit red in honor of persecuted Christians
Nov 24, 2023 / 06:00 amBuildings, monuments, and hundreds of churches across the world are being lit up in red throughout November in honor of persecuted Christians.
YouTube removes popular Catholic channel, accuses it of being a scam
Nov 22, 2023 / 16:27 pmThe religious sisters’ YouTube channel was home to a hugely popular documentary about an Irish nun killed in an earthquake in Ecuador.
Over 100 members of Congress urge Supreme Court to revoke abortion pill approval
Nov 21, 2023 / 16:30 pmThe lawmakers are arguing that the FDA’s approval process for the abortion drug had many “irregularities” and their approval has “endangered women and girls.”