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Religious freedom among values threatened by world media, experts say at conference
– The need for quality journalism and media ethics is increasingly high, experts underlined at the academic conference “Media for Man” organized by Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland. “At this point, it is a matter of people’s security,” the organizers said.
Access to aid in Gaza should not be a ‘bargaining chip,’ Caritas says as people face ‘full-blown famine’
Israel’s escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz Krause, deputy director for Caritas Poland.
New York attorney sues pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal process
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing them of misleading and potentially causing harm to women by claiming that they can provide a treatment that reverses the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Despite economic interests, society must embrace social justice, pope says
While the forces of a market economy may obstruct people from advancing social justice, society cannot remain mute in the face of unjust labor practices and exploitative economic structures, Pope Francis said.
Fertility decline a complex trend beyond any one policy solution, economists say
The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But experts said there does not appear to be any one policy that could reverse a complex trend.
Without Christian hope, a virtuous life seems futile, pope says
The world is in great need of hope and patience, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience.
Pope Francis appoints priest of Nashville as bishop of Knoxville
Pope Francis has appointed Father James M. Beckman, a priest of the Diocese of Nashville, Tenn., to be the bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn..
Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural phenomena May 17, the Vatican press office said.
Iowans rally to urge repeal of new state law on illegal migration they say is punitive
As many as 1,000 people participated in prayer vigils and rallies in four Iowa cities May 1 in support of human dignity and to call for the repeal of a new state law on illegal migration that opponents say is punitive.
Shevchuk: Russian rededication of Catholic church for Orthodox faith a ‘sacrilege’
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has denounced Russia’s seizure of a Catholic church in Ukraine’s Kherson region, calling the structure’s rededication for the Russian Orthodox Church a “sacrilege.”