Angelus•Pope Francis

Pope Francis explains miracle of multiplication of loaves and fishes

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, July 28, 2024

Jul 28, 2024 18:24

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Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Up to $100,000 fine and 1 year in jail for refusing to take photos at gay weddings

New York state law forces photographer and blogger Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and blogs celebrating same-sex weddings if she does so for weddings between one man and one woman. Penalties for violating the law include fines of up to $100,000, a revoked business license, and up to a year in jail.

Jul 27, 2024 18:19

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Justice and Peace•Pro Life

Multi-million dollar foundation to devote resources to harassing pro-life groups

The legal template for this occurred in 2012 when the state of New Jersey sued Arthur Goldberg for making what they called false advertising claims that homosexual behavior can be changed. It was a unique use of laws against consumer fraud.

Jul 27, 2024 18:09

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Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

What Counts as ‘Cheating’ in Marriage? Emotional Infidelity in a National Sample

Although scholars have studied extramarital sexual affairs for decades (2), much less is known about the causes, purposes, and consequences of engaging in intimate emotional relations with someone other than one’s spouse.

Jul 27, 2024 18:03

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Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Touching the Tabernacle or Monstrance

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jul 27, 2024 17:58

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

Fifth U.S. court to arrest Biden-Kamala for seeking to impose LGBT+ ideology affecting women

The Biden administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite Title IX threatens teachers and students’ privacy, safety, fairness, and free speech.

Jul 25, 2024 17:25

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Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

New Zealand’s Royal Commission Exposes Widespread Abuse in Religious and State Care

New Zealand Commission Criticizes Religious Institutions for Failing to Address Abuse

Jul 25, 2024 17:23

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Analysis Opinion•Liturgy and Divine Worship

Does anyone who attends traditional Latin Mass accept the Pope? Scientific study reveals 5 impressive facts (against common beliefs)

A professor of sociology and theology and a data scientist with a double doctorate in demography and sociology have endeavored to remedy the lack of transparent, systematically collected, objective data on the Traditional Latin Mass community.

Jul 25, 2024 17:15

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Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

Vatican Sets Up High Security Barrier to Michelangelo’s Pieta in Face of Jubilee 2025

The new diaphragm, which will protect the Pietà, will include nine “shatterproof” and “bulletproof” [panels] of the highest quality and maximum transparency.

Jul 25, 2024 07:28

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Gender Ideology•Testimonies

In An Interview with Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk Blames Woke Ideology for His Son’s Death

During a two-hour conversation on The Daily Wire, Musk and Peterson discussed the gender ideology and its implications. Musk did not hesitate to describe the “”attention to gender affirmation” as a euphemism for “child mutilation and sterilization,”

Jul 25, 2024 07:24

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Gender Ideology•Local Church

Chaldean Catholic Church reacts 7 months after gay blessings: will not give them

7 months later this important Catholic community reacted by replying to the statement of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Jul 24, 2024 17:51

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Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom•Testimonies

Massive support for music teacher fired for not using LGBT+ pronouns

Indiana music and orchestra teacher John Kluge is challenging the legality of Brownsburg Community School Corporation’s decision to revoke his religious accommodation over students’ pronoun usage. When the school district mandated that teachers call students by their preferred gender pronouns and names, Kluge requested a religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to call all his students by their last names only—like a coach—instead of referring to female students with male names and pronouns and vice versa. The school district granted Kluge’s request based on his religious beliefs, and Kluge successfully continued teaching under the religious accommodation for an entire school year. But in response to the grumblings of a few students and faculty, the school district revoked the religious accommodation and forced Kluge to resign, ending his teaching career.

Jul 22, 2024 17:57

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