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UK equality minister says no to sex-change surgery for minors
The United Kingdom’s Minister for Women and Equalities has announced plans to prohibit minors from undergoing any permanent procedure intended... Read more
UK court order requiring contraceptive device for disabled woman is ‘deeply problematic’, says bioethicist
A British judge’s order requiring a contraceptive device be implanted in a woman with learning disabilities against her will is... Read more
Iran sentences Christian convert to 10 lashes for 'disturbing public order'
Iran has sentenced a 21 year-old Christian woman to prison and lashing for “disturbing public order,” after she protested the... Read more
N Irish bishops encourage legislators to debate abortion law
The bishops of Northern Ireland wrote to members of the region's legislature Wednesday urging them to debate the abortion regulations... Read more
Priest organizes distribution of 5,000 chicken to poor Peruvian families
As the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Peru leaves the working poor in a vulnerable situation, one priest has been working... Read more
US and Canada to be consecrated to 'Mary, Mother of the Church'
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles has invited all U.S. bishops to join him in reconsecrating the U.S. to the... Read more
Pope Francis donates ventilators in honor of St. George’s feast day
Ventilators were delivered to hospitals in Romania, Spain, and Italy on April 23, the feast of St. George, the patron... Read more
International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest postponed to 2021
The Vatican announced Thursday that due to the health situation caused by the coronavirus, the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, to... Read more
Pope Francis prays for families going hungry amid pandemic
Pope Francis asked people to pray on Thursday for families who are struggling to put food on the table during... Read more
Is homeschooling ‘dangerous’? Parents, former students respond to Harvard professor
Homeschool parents and graduates respond to the idea that homeschooling is a public danger. Read more
Despite protests, Newark archdiocese supports COVID limits on churches
While a New Jersey state senator has launched a petition seeking the “thoughtful” resumption of religious services with “reasonable precautions,”... Read more
Vatican releases free online prayer book amid pandemic
The Vatican has released a free online prayer book to help Catholics seeking divine assistance amid the coronavirus crisis. Read more
Sri Lankan priest: Government has failed to investigate 2019 Easter bombings
A Sri Lankan priest criticized the government’s response to last year’s Easter bombings, saying the failure to thoroughly investigate has... Read more
Bankrupt dioceses sue SBA for payroll loan access
Two Catholic dioceses have filed suit against the Small Business Administration (SBA), claiming they were wrongfully denied access to emergency... Read more
Arkansas order limiting abortions can go into effect, court rules
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed a state order halting elective surgical abortions in Arkansas to go into effect. The... Read more
New York bishops welcome rollback of state's DNR order
The New York State Catholic Conference expressed relief Wednesday, April 22, after the state health department rescinded a statewide do-not-resuscitate... Read more
Dutch Supreme Court rules doctors can euthanize dementia patients
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled on Tuesday that doctors may euthanize patients with severe dementia, provided that the patient... Read more
Pandemic may revive Islamic State and hurt Iraq’s minorities, say NGOs
For Iraqi Christian and Yazidi communities still recovering from the trauma and destruction wreaked by the Islamic State, the coronavirus... Read more
Vatican City prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions in May
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with members of the Roman curia on Wednesday to discuss the gradual... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: In providence, coronavirus is a call to depend on God
In his column on Tuesday, Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles said that in God's providence, the pandemic is calling... Read more
