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Attacks on U.S. Churches Listed by USCCB as 'Largest Threat to Religious Liberty in 2024'

Attacks on U.S. Churches Listed by USCCB as 'Largest Threat to Religious Liberty in 2024'

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Religious Liberty is warning of attacks on churches as "the largest threat to religious liberty in 2024" to the point where it threatens the lives of people of faith here.

Catholic Women’s College to Accept Men Who Identify as Women

Catholic Women’s College to Accept Men Who Identify as Women

A prominent all women’s Catholic college in Indiana says it will begin accepting biological men who identify as women as part of a new policy that is drawing pushback from the head of the region's Catholic diocese.

Empty Canadian Graves

Empty Canadian Graves

Back in 2021, news outlets around the world announced a scandal involving Canadian government schools and missing indigenous children. Starting in the 1800s, Canada built and opened a series of boarding schools where children from local native people could be educated or, more accurately, assimilated into modern Western culture. A majority of these institutions were operated by the Roman Catholic church and, before they were shut down toward the end of the twentieth century, tens of thousands of children were taken from their families, compelled to speak English or French, taught Christianity, and required to dress according to European styles.

Today, however, at several of the sites where the burials were confidently asserted to have taken place, no physical evidence of human remains has been found.

New Vatican Document Calls for 'Radical Inclusion' of LGBTQ People, More Power for Women

New Vatican Document Calls for 'Radical Inclusion' of LGBTQ People, More Power for Women

On Tuesday, the Vatican released a working document on the results of a two-year consultation process that included a canvassing of Roman Catholics. The document revealed that many Catholics are urging the denomination's leaders better include LGBTQ+ people in the church and promote women into more significant roles.

California Catholic Dioceses Face More Than 3,000 Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Consider Filing for Bankruptcy

California Catholic Dioceses Face More Than 3,000 Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Consider Filing for Bankruptcy

Several Roman Catholic dioceses in California have filed for bankruptcy or are considering the option as the churches face over 3,000 lawsuits related to childhood sexual abuse cases.

Pope Francis Declares 21 Coptic Martyrs Killed by ISIS Saints

Pope Francis Declares 21 Coptic Martyrs Killed by ISIS Saints

Pope Francis recently declared 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State terrorists on a Libyan beach in 2015 saints and added them to the Roman Catholic Church’s calendar.

Iowa Diocese Bans Use of Preferred Pronouns, Requires Parishioners to Use Restrooms Matching Their Biological Sex

Iowa Diocese Bans Use of Preferred Pronouns, Requires Parishioners to Use Restrooms Matching Their Biological Sex

An Iowa-based Diocese implemented a new policy on Monday that has banned congregants from using preferred pronouns and requires them to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex.

European Court of Human Rights Rules Woman Who Pretended to Abort Jesus during Christmas Service was Exercising Freedom of Expression

European Court of Human Rights Rules Woman Who Pretended to Abort Jesus during Christmas Service was Exercising Freedom of Expression

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a woman who interrupted a Christmas carol rehearsal to perform a topless act of "aborting Jesus" was exercising her right to freedom of expression.

Thieves Steal Relic of Jesus' Blood in France, Return it after Becoming 'Spooked'

Thieves Steal Relic of Jesus' Blood in France, Return it after Becoming 'Spooked'

A stolen relic in France that is said to contain the blood of Christ has been returned after the thieves apparently grew fearful of keeping such a revered object.

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