News stories covered by Saint Elias Media.
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…
Watch Video by Clicking Here —>Read More
Watch Video by Clicking Here —>Read More
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…
The Pew Research Center released a report examining religious groups’ levels of education in the United States. The report “Which U.S. religious groups are most highly educated?” found that 35% of U.S. Catholics have received a bachelor’s degree or higher education. The report was based on Pew’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS). The RLS is…
The General Secretariat of the Synod has published a preliminary report urging that women’s “views and assessments” be given due weight in the discernment of candidates for priesthood and warning against seminary models that separate future priests from the ordinary life of the people of God. The text gathers conclusions from a synod study group…
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is urging the State Department to add Turkey to its “Special Watch List” due to “severe violations of religious freedom.” The Feb. 26 recommendation, which USCIRF also made in 2025, follows moves by the European Parliament and European Court of Human Rights in the past month to…
Watch Video by Clicking Here —>Read More
The International Theological Commission has released a new document arguing that “the life of the human being is vocation,” while warning that unprecedented scientific and technological developments must be matched by a corresponding growth in responsibility so that progress is directed toward the good of the person. The text, titled “Quo vadis, humanitas? Thinking Christian…
The Burgos Cathedral in Spain is hosting an exhibition of 44 works by Pablo Picasso titled “Biblical Roots,” which explores the biblical essence and Christian origins present in the Spanish painter’s work. Among those attending the March 2 opening of the exhibit were Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and…
