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AP tells reporters to call crisis pregnancy centers ‘anti-abortion centers’
Reporters should “avoid potentially misleading terms such as pregnancy resource centers or pregnancy counseling centers,” according to the AP’s Abortion... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences priest critical of the regime to 10 years in prison
Father Óscar Danilo Benavidez Dávila was found guilty Jan. 16. State prosecution requested a sentence of eight years in prison;... Read more
3 dead, 20 injured after bus traveling to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico overturns
The accident occurred Sunday on the Mexico-Puebla highway as the pilgrims were en route to the Basilica of Our Lady... Read more
Church in Costa Rica to compensate four victims of ex-priest serving 20-year sentence
An agreement has been reached to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by ex-priest Mauricio Víquez Lizano, who is serving... Read more
European court: Russia violated human rights by not legally recognizing gay unions
Three couples claimed Russia’s failure to recognize their request for homosexual marriages violated the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Read more
Pope Francis, Syriac Patriarch call for prayers after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
The series of earthquakes — up to 7.8 magnitude — killed an estimated 1,700 people and injured thousands more, with... Read more
Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference: God accompanies people with same-sex attraction
The pope also answered questions about tensions within the Church and spoke about his desire to go to India next... Read more
Pope Francis: Partisans have used Benedict XVI’s death ‘to serve their own interests’
Benedict XVI was “not a bitter man,” Pope Francis said, speaking during his inflight press conference Feb. 5 of his... Read more
More than 100 pilgrims cross the Andes in a show of love for the Virgin Mary
The initiative was coordinated by the young men in the Schoenstatt Movement and youths from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Chile... Read more
Surprise hit ‘Lourdes’ documentary, coming to U.S. theaters, captures miracles of a different sort
The film, which will be in 700 U.S. theaters Feb. 8 and 9, presents a unique and affecting view of... Read more
Pope at Mass in South Sudan: In the name of Jesus, lay down the weapons of hatred
Pope Francis urged Christians in the war-torn South Sudan to make a decisive contribution to changing history by refusing to... Read more
Meet the ‘Lone Survivor’ priest and ‘Grunt Padre’ author who’s now the head chaplain of the Coast Guard
Father Daniel Mode has spent nine years oversea as a Navy chaplain, including seven years on ships and aircraft carriers. Read more
Pope Francis at ecumenical prayer service in Sudan: Those who choose Christ choose peace
About 50,000 people attended the ecumenical prayer service. Read more
Pope Francis meets 2,500 refugees in South Sudan
South Sudan has the largest refugee crisis in Africa. Read more
Investigation into FBI, fed agencies’ targeting of Christians and pro-lifers to begin next week
A primary focus of the investigation will be the Biden administration’s targeting of pro-lifers through the Freedom of Access to... Read more
Priest, 5 students arrested for chants against president after Pope Francis event in DRC
The students and Father Guy Julien Muluku were detained nearly 34 hours before being released shortly before 10 p.m. on... Read more
‘There is power in suffering’: Meet the bishop who ordained the real-life Father Stu
Father Stuart Long was ordained a priest by Bishop George Leo Thomas in 2007 after God took the crooked lines... Read more
Pope Francis holds moment of silence for slain priests and religious in South Sudan
Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious on the second day of his historic visit to South Sudan. Read more
Leader of Houston pro-life pregnancy center says pro-abortion vandalism was ‘racist’
Two vandals were allegedly caught on camera writing “Abortion for all” on the front of the clinic in Houston’s Fifth... Read more
Charges dropped, for now, against woman arrested for praying silently outside UK abortion clinic
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce says the charges still could be revived, leaving her in an ambitious legal situation. Read more
