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Rafael Manuel Tovar

Articles By Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church

The Part of Mexican History the Government Doesn’t Tell: When Catholics Were Persecuted and Killed

It is common for some Mexican leaders to criticize the excesses committed by Spanish conquistadors against the indigenous peoples of Mexico, while overlooking the actions of those who governed the country following independence, such as the many extrajudicial killings carried out by the Federal Army against innocent citizens, including women and children, during the Cristiada (Cristero War), in contrast to the legitimate military combat engaged in by the Cristeros.

Pro Life

Catholic President of Chile Will Not Support Pro-Life Bill Requiring Women to Hear Baby’s Heartbeat Before Undergoing An Abortion

The «Listen to Its Heart» bill was an initiative of the party to which President José Kast belongs. However, in an interview on August 10, he stated that while it is a legitimate parliamentary motion, he had pledged during his campaign to focus his administration on security and the economy, rather than pushing measures that generate «tension in certain aspects of social life.»

Gender Ideology•Marriage and Family

Brazilian Parents Sentenced to 50 Days in Jail for Homeschooling Their Daughters and Not Teaching Them «Diversity»

Ieda said: «As a mother, I cannot conceive of a more dictatorial State than one that wants me to go to jail for choosing to exercise my right to direct the education and care of my daughters. My husband and I hope that the court will recognize our right to choose the best education for our children and overturn this unjust sentence.»

Persecuted Christians

Nicaragua: Anti-Christian Persecution Continues While the US Imposes Sanctions on Some Politicians of the Regime

“We received accusations that I prefer not to comment on because they were very unjust, and we were dismissed in a very bad way,” Sister Paola stated. Then, “they stopped our work, investigated all our papers, which were in order, and shortly afterward expelled us.” On Tuesday, July 6, 28 nuns from three different Communities left the country.

Pro Life

This is How Mexico’s Leftist Supreme Court Works to Decriminalize Abortion Up to Birth

On April 24, 2007, Mexico City became the first state constitution to decriminalize abortion up to 12 weeks. This decision was followed by 23 of the country’s 32 states, after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that declared the criminalization of the euphemism «right to choose» unconstitutional and ordered the Federal Congress to remove the crime of abortion from the Penal Code.