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A video by Egyptian content creator Mahmoud Dawoud has reignited public controversy after he called for a boycott of shops owned by Christians, claiming that purchasing from them “contributes to insulting Islam.” Dawoud also accused Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, of inciting insults against the Islamic faith. The call drew widespread…
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling out the State Department for failing to comply with the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), the federal law that requires transmission of an annual report on religious freedom violations to Congress. USCIRF also said the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the refugee program and cap…
As Iraq faces fast-moving fallout from the widening war in the Middle East, bringing the country into its line of fire, Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, is now facing a double challenge after coming under attack by Iraqi armed factions as well. For days, Erbil and surrounding areas have lived with anxiety and…
The owner of a historic 155-acre Vermont college campus is looking to give it away to a suitable Catholic nonprofit at no cost. Raj Peter Bhakta, a whiskey entrepreneur and former contestant on “The Apprentice,” has announced his intention to relinquish the former Green Mountain College campus and surrounding land in Poultney, Vermont, to a…
A group of bishops from the Texas-Mexico border region, informally known as the “Tex-Mex bishops,” met in El Paso, Texas, on Friday to discuss immigration and its effects on both the U.S. and Mexico as well as recent drug cartel-related violence in Mexico. The meeting of the Tex-Mex bishops is now “the longest-running international gathering…
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, is warning that U.S. and Israeli bombings against Iran — and Tehran’s ensuing military response — could trigger a global spiral of violence with unpredictable consequences. In an interview with Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news outlet, on March 4, Parolin lamented what he described as…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance this week admitted that he could have spoken “more carefully” when he suggested that American bishops were more concerned with finances than immigrants amid budget cuts in 2025. Speaking on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” in January 2025, Vance had suggested that the bishops who were objecting to aggressive immigration…
The Citizens’ Group for the Decriminalization of Abortion in El Salvador announced its legal dissolution, stating that its work is “no longer compatible” with the country’s current legislation for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The decision has been met with caution among pro-life advocates in El Salvador. In a Feb. 23 statement, the abortion advocacy group stated…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to protect birthright citizenship, warning that abandoning the long-standing practice would be “immoral.” On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to prevent children from automatically receiving United States citizenship at birth if their parents entered the…
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha on March 4 released a long-awaited report on child abuse in the Diocese of Providence, one that the diocese says reveals little new and is meant to function instead as a political document. The investigation, which began in 2019 and culminated in January when Neronha announced its completion, reveals…
