Archive for May 16, 2023

Church of the Sacred Heart in Bordeaux, France.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

France’s Catholic clergy to carry ID cards proving they are in good standing

The French Bishops’ Conference announced the change as part of a large set of measures designed to “intensify the fight... Read more

Caritas Internationalis elected Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general on May 15, 2023, in Rome. He has been the chief executive of Caritas Scotland.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Caritas Internationalis elects Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general

Dutton is the chief executive of Caritas Scotland, which works to build “a green and just world” by putting faith... Read more

JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando

Staff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic bishops to FDA: Don’t make ‘minipill’ contraceptive over-the-counter

Federal regulators should reject proposed over-the-counter use of the progestin-only “minipill” contraceptive, the U.S. bishops have said. Read more

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Congress should withhold funds from a politicized FBI, Chairman Jim Jordan says

Jordan threatened to reduce the FBI’s funding during a hearing in which lawmakers debated whether laws are being selectively enforced... Read more

Santiaguito Church in Mexico sustained fire damage, according to a May 15, 2023, statement by the Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.?w=200&h=150

By Ana Paula Morales

Blaze set at iconic Mexican church; Eucharist stolen from another

The Church of Santiaguito, whose origins date back to the 17th century, is one of the “most emblematic and iconic”... Read more