Why I Don’t Celebrate International Women’s Day—And Why You Shouldn’t Either — By: Crisis Magazine

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, my daughter appeared frustrated when she asked me, “What day is it today? You don’t even know. It’s Women’s Day!” Of course, I knew exactly what “day” it was, but I responded, “I don’t celebrate a day instituted by murderous communists.” My answer, though abrupt, was intended to spark a…

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Pope Francis urges world not to forget countries in need of God’s ‘gift of peace’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia’s military invasion on Ukraine. / Credit: YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Mar 10, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Since being admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14, Pope Francis has…

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Indian state could introduce the death penalty for religious conversions — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 10, 2025 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Leaders in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, home to 72 million people, are considering punishing with the death penalty those who allegedly force people into religious conversion — a change that Christian leaders say could harm the state’s Christians,…

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