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In November, the United Nations Human Rights Council will conduct its universal periodic review of Greece and Ireland, a process that holds every U.N. member state accountable for its human rights record roughly once every four and a half years. Organizations working for the abolition of surrogacy are using this moment to challenge both countries’…
Pope Leo XIV issued stark warnings against building “a new Tower of Babel” when developing artificial intelligence (AI) in his recently released encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, at a time when many people are growing concerned with the impact of the new technology and the rapid data center expansion that supports it. His encyclical, the title of…
Archbishop John Charles Wester urged continued international efforts toward nuclear disarmament in a speech Tuesday to a nonpartisan policy organization of arms control proponents. “There is no such thing as a ‘just’ nuclear war,” Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, said in a live video address to those gathered for the annual meeting of the…
A grassroots movement to celebrate faithfulness to God is being recognized by state leaders during the month of June. Several elected officials are recognizing “Fidelity Month,” including the governors of Arkansas and Utah. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas recently announced her recognition of the month along with Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, the Kentucky…
Brooklyn Rivera, a political prisoner and Indigenous leader whom the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, held in detention and incommunicado for more than 970 days, passed away in Nicaragua at the age of 73, the regime announced following several statements regarding his grave state of health. “Despite…
France’s National Assembly approved for consideration on June 1 a bill aimed at preventing and combating violence in schools, a measure the countryʼs bishops warn could put in jeopardy the seal of confession. The French Bishops’ Conference contends the legislative initiative infringes upon several fundamental freedoms, including freedom of conscience, freedom of education, and freedom of…
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of June is for the value of sports. “In times of war and extreme polarization, sport is one of the few things that bring us closer together,” the pope said in a video released on X on June 2. He added: “Let us pray this June that…
Amid a rocket attack launched by Hezbollah on residential homes in the village of Rmeish in southern Lebanon, more than 50 children celebrated their first Communion in a testament to faith, resilience, and hope in the midst of war. In comments to local media, Rmeish Municipality Head Hanna Al-Amil said a missile fell between inhabited…
Parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, will undergo “rapid” bankruptcy proceedings as part of a larger Chapter 11 process, the diocese has told the faithful. A statement included in parish bulletins on May 31 said all parishes in the diocese would file “rapid prepackaged bankruptcy” cases in federal court “in an effort to…
A Christian motorcycle ride-hailing driver is battling for his life after allegedly being shot nine times by members of a police anti-crime patrol, renewing concerns over police conduct and the use of force in Pakistanʼs Punjab province. Alyan Johnson, 22, was critically injured in a shooting involving personnel of the Dolphin Force in Rawalpindi, the…
