Religious doctors and hospitals will not be forced to perform “gender-transition” procedures, after a federal court on Monday blocked the so-called transgender mandate of the Biden administration. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a permanent injunction of the policy, which would force doctors and hospitals to perform the procedures Read More…

In an interview with Le Figaro, Rémi Brague, the French Catholic philosopher, reflected on the murder of Fr. Olivier Maire, the priest who was killed by a Rwandan immigrant. What he had to say addresses what it means to be a Christian. On the face of it, the priest’s murder appears avoidable — that is Read More…

U.S. Catholic bishops announced Tuesday that they were “grateful” for the infrastructure bill that passed the Senate, but voiced criticism of provisions in the legislation that would fund abortion and “advance a false understanding of gender and sexuality.” The $1.2 trillion passed the Senate by a 69-30 vote, and will now go to the House Read More…

In 2017, the island of Puerto Rico was devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria. For months, Puerto Ricans lived without electricity as they struggled to survive day to day and to rebuild. Then, in late 2019, a string of strong earthquakes destroyed or damaged dozens of schools in the island’s southern region. And, like most Read More…

Simone Biles, the Olympics gymnast who has been described in Catholic media as a “devout Catholic,” has revealed that she is “pro-choice.” Biles responded to a person commenting on her Instagram account Tuesday: “I already know this is going to start the biggest argument & may even lose followers BUT I’m very much pro-choice.”  The Read More…

The Knights of Columbus, at their Supreme Convention last week, designated a Polish family taking care of children with disabilities as its 2021 International Family of the Year. Michał and Angelika Steciak, of Rembieszyce, Poland, have been married since 2011. Unable to have children of their own, they decided to adopt a baby boy last Read More…

A baby step toward Christian unity has been taken in the Philippines. The Roman Catholic Church and a breakaway group known as the Filipino Independent Church signed a letter of common understanding acknowledging the historical reasons for their separation and outlining the areas where they find agreement. “We, representing the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) and Read More…

A priest was found murdered in Vendée, France after a man turned himself into police confessing to the crime, reported AFP. Fr. Olivier Maire was the provincial superior of the Montfort Missionaries, located in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in western France. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on news on Twitter on Monday. “All my support for the Catholics Read More…

Some of the protesters who took to the streets of Cuban cities July 11 have been “punished with very severe penalties,” said the board of directors of the Cuban Conference of Men and Women Religious. The group reported Tuesday that “there are still detainees awaiting trial” according to Catholic News Agency.  CNA said that the Read More…

In an exclusive interview with the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN Portugal), Father Pierluigi, an SMA missionary priest, also reminded us about the case of Sister Gloria Narváez Argoti, the Colombian religious sister still held captive by the jihadists after over four years. Father Pierluigi asks for Read More…

Record numbers of unaccompanied children crossed into the United States through its southern border in July, and more and more of them are being held in U.S. custody, Reuters reported.  “The number of migrant children in Border Patrol facilities has been steadily rising, an analysis of U.S. government data shows,” the wire service said Friday. Read More…

A lay leader of a recently burned Canadian church has expressed the community’s forgiveness to the unknown arsonist. Leaning on his Christian faith, Steven Faltas spoke to those responsible while in an interview with CBN News:  “The only thing that we can say to those perpetrators is that as Christian believers we forgive you,” Faltas Read More…