Persecuted Christians

Canada: Government Refuses to Condemn Burning of Catholic Churches

Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberals were quick to condemn vandalism against Islamic mosques, such as anti-Islam graffiti on the facade of the Cambridge Islamic Center on February 12.

Mar 21, 2024 23:28

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology•Young People

USA: Young People’s Support for Gay Unions Drops

22% of young people in the United States between 18 and 29 years of age identify with the LGBTQ ideology as do 58% of residents in the United States, who consider themselves liberals or relate to the Democratic Party. It is relevant that the majority of Americans considered to be LGBTQ have no religious affiliation: 35% say they are Christians and 5% are non-Christian believers.

Mar 20, 2024 00:16

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family•Young People

The Future of Marriage in the United States: Studies Reveal that One Out of Three Young People Will Never Marry

Stone added, with a certain irony, “There is no reason to believe that we are entering in a period of chastity or celibacy that increases dramatically, so the decrease in marriage is obviously worrying for Churches, as it suggests that a greater proportion of people in our society will be faced with life experiences that may not fit well with the teachings of the Church.”

Mar 12, 2024 23:03

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Justice and Peace

World Health Organization Reaches Agreements on Pandemics . . . Which Threaten Freedom of Expression

The debate has focused on preventing future pandemic threats. Has the draft overlooked other points? What impact will the agreement have on essential liberties, especially freedom of expression?

Mar 07, 2024 19:42

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Causes of Saints•Good News•Testimonies

Argentina: Carmelite Nun of the Beautiful Smile Who Died of Cancer, Begins Her Path to the Altars

The second of ten siblings, a nurse and violin virtuosa, she entered the Convent of Saint Teresa and Saint Joseph in 1996. She made her first vows in 1997 and her perpetual profession in 2003. She was 43 when she died and had an evangelizing smile.

Mar 07, 2024 19:37

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Testimonies

Exorcists Detect Increase in Diabolic Activity in People Under the Form of Demonic Obsession

Chad Ripperger gave a lecture at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City in early February 2024 and expressed that witchcraft and pornography encourage the increase in diabolical possessions and deeds.

Mar 05, 2024 00:56

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Pro Life

Canada: Courageous Bishop Challenges Law in Favour of Euthanasia

The amendment to the Canadian physician-assisted dying law includes suicide as euthanasia: it has been challenged by a Catholic archbishop for its possible implications on religious freedom, conscience rights, property rights and the performance of public associations -private.

Feb 29, 2024 16:39

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Marriage and Family•Young People

The Quality of Parent-Child Relationships in the USA

Survey highlights that married parents report a greater quality of relationships with their children than those that have never been married, as do biological parents compared with other relatives. Parents with a conservative attitude report more harmonious and better quality of relationships with their children than do liberal or tolerant parents.

Feb 21, 2024 00:06

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

Study Shows Americans Are More Spiritual But Less Religious

The survey showed all older groups with a greater advance in spiritual values. However, those older than 65 grew in their spiritual life — 45% –, and only 8% said it had diminished. In regard to those younger than 30, a third have become more spiritual and a fifth less so.

Feb 20, 2024 13:01

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Young People

The Future of the Catholic Church in the United States Passes Through the Hispanic Community

Latin Catholics represent 40% of the Catholics of the United States, and they are the majority of those of school age that profess the religion . However, they are not well represented in Catholic schools and in the priesthood: pupils in Catholic schools constitute 19% and there are only 3% of Latin priests in the country.

Jan 31, 2024 16:23

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

U.S. Bishop Asks Rome to Clarify Accusations Against Him

John Nienstedt is the first American Bishop on whose ministry a ban has been publicly imposed, following an investigation under the rules of Vos Estis Lux Mundi. The Archbishop left his position in 2015, after a series of accusations of not having addressed appropriately cases of clerical sexual abuse by priests of the Archdiocese.

Jan 22, 2024 01:39

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Persecuted Christians

United States Points at Cuba for Violations of Religious Freedom

The U.S. State Department also pointed out groups that attack religious freedom, such as Al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS-Sahel, ISIS-West Africa, Al Qaeda’s affiliate Jamaat Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin and the Taliban

Jan 10, 2024 23:59

Rafael Manuel Tovar