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Local Church•Pope Francis

New bishop consecrated in China with Pope Francis’ approval

On a population that has more than doubled, according to estimates from various sources, the number of baptized Catholics ranges from ten thousand to twenty thousand. Since the signing of the Interim Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Holy See (September 22, 2018), there have been no illegitimate episcopal ordinations in China, those celebrated without papal consent, which had caused painful lacerations among Chinese Catholics since the late 1950s

Good News•Testimonies

Convert Jew Is Baptized in Madrid While His Son Prepares for His First Communion

He spent four long years in discernment, during which he saw many “signs” that confirmed his path. As that time when he was waiting for his wife Cristina, seated on a bench, and begging God for light to know if it was Judaism or Christianity. “Lord, what should I do? At that very moment, a priest came out of the building across the street and greeted me.” Javier saw the answer

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life

Pro-Life Christians: Now Is the Time to Shout from the Rooftops

So, what is the needful thing? Christians must raise their voices in protest against the culture of death. And they must do so by claiming and publicly proclaiming the values that come from their faith. For too long, believers have been cowed into silence by the insinuation that religion is a “private” matter. Nonsense. Christian values have informed our society from the beginning and have provided the coherent moral framework that most of us still take for granted. Now is not the time for quietude. It is time for us to shout our convictions from the rooftops.

Pro Life

International Abortion Giant Pressures USA on Abortion

Representatives from Ipas, Obstetricians for Reproductive Justice, Physicians for Human Right, and State Innovation Exchange were all present at a UN Human Rights Committee hearing and, along with other abortion groups, reported on “the human rights violations caused by abortion bans in the U.S.” Subsequently, the committee recommended that the US fully decriminalize abortion.