Gender Ideology•Local Church•Pro Life

Amnesty International directly attacks the Catholic Church and then backtracks by withdrawing a report supporting gender ideology

The controversy also highlighted inconsistencies that many observers found difficult to ignore. Not a single Islamic organisation appeared on Amnesty’s list, despite the fact that traditional Islamic teaching on sexuality and gender diverges sharply from contemporary LGBT+ activism

Jul 18, 2026 08:25

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology•Pro Life

Gay Couple Sues Woman for Not Aborting Their Baby: They Hired Her to Have a Child

Canadian Lawsuit Raises New Questions About Parenthood and Prenatal Life

Jul 14, 2026 18:39

Elizabeth Owens

Pro Life

Ireland’s Abortion Debate Reignites as Parliament Moves to End Three-Day Waiting Period

Ireland’s Catholic bishops recently entered the discussion with a statement expressing concern not only about the growing number of abortions but also about what they described as a lack of public interest in understanding why so many women seek abortions and what support they receive afterward

Jun 22, 2026 16:56

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

United Kingdom: Report reveals that 10 acts of crime or vandalism are committed against churches every day

in 2025 alone, at least 3,809 criminal offenses were recorded in churches and other places of worship across the country. This amounts to more than ten incidents every day

Apr 23, 2026 20:39

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land

After forty days of silence: Jerusalem’s holy sites reopen as fragile calm returns

Whether this moment marks the beginning of a more stable phase or merely a pause between crises remains uncertain

Apr 10, 2026 17:40

Elizabeth Owens

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

A major survey on the revival of faith among young people has been deemed “flawed”

The collapse of a headline-grabbing statistic may ultimately sharpen the debate rather than settle it. The question is no longer whether Britain is experiencing a revival, but how to measure belief, belonging, and practice in an age when even the data itself has become contested terrain

Apr 04, 2026 20:38

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

A Catholic priest in Iceland is facing trial for claiming that the Church provides spiritual guidance to gay people who do not want to be gay

The police in Reykjavík have since confirmed that they are examining the priest’s statements to determine whether a formal criminal investigation should proceed

Mar 20, 2026 17:18

Elizabeth Owens

Good News•Local Church

London’s Trafalgar Square to Host Landmark 15th Anniversary Performance of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday

Fifteen years after its debut in the square, the Wintershall Passion play has evolved into more than a theatrical production. For many Londoners, it has become a moment in which one of Christianity’s most enduring narratives reenters the public space of a modern city, reminding audiences that stories of suffering, redemption and hope continue to shape cultural memory even in a secular age

Mar 15, 2026 21:24

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

The (unusual) reshuffling of bishops in Pakistan: a (strange) episcopal exchange orchestrated by Leo XIV

For many Pakistani Catholics, the reshuffle marks the closing of a difficult chapter and the beginning of another whose success will depend less on administrative decisions and more on the ability of the Church’s leaders to rebuild trust among the faithful

Mar 13, 2026 13:10

Elizabeth Owens

Vocations•Young People

Pornography: one of the causes of the decline in vocations, according to expert

Steele’s warnings come against the backdrop of striking statistics about pornography consumption among young people

Mar 12, 2026 22:00

Elizabeth Owens

Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Jewish settlers attack the only entirely Christian village in the Holy Land once again, according to the Catholic parish priest himself

What is clear is that for villages like Taybeh, the question of survival is no longer abstract policy debate—it is an everyday reality measured in uprooted trees, burned vehicles and the endurance of faith under pressure

Feb 12, 2026 17:06

Elizabeth Owens

Cardinals and Bishops•Justice and Peace

Is it morally acceptable for the military to disobey Trump if he orders an invasion of Greenland? Response from the former president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Speaking to the BBC on January 18, the archbishop was blunt. He said he could see no scenario in which a U.S. military action to take control of Greenland—or the territory of any allied nation—would satisfy the classical Catholic criteria for a just war

Jan 21, 2026 18:06

Elizabeth Owens