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Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Fires set by Jewish settlers threaten the town of Taybeh, the only completely Christian town in the world

Tuesday, July 8, Israeli settlers set several fires near the town cemetery and the ancient 5th-century Church of St. George, threatening one of the oldest religious sites in Palestine. This was reported by priests Daoud Khoury, Jacques-Noble Abed, and Bashar Fawdeh, who oversee the three Christian communities of Taybeh (and thus the Greek Orthodox, Latin Catholic, and Greek Melkite believers).

Gender Ideology•Marriage and Family•Young People

USA: 22 states support NJ dad seeking end to policy that hides ‘social transition’ of daughter

A New Jersey father is suing a school district and state officials for violating his parental rights by secretly treating his daughter as a boy without his permission, then refusing to comply with his wishes that they refer to her as a girl when he discovered that school officials were “socially transitioning” his daughter as required by district policy and state law.

Dicasteries•Local Church•Virgin Mary

Vatican gives new nihil obstat to Marian apparitions in Litmanová, Slovakia

The letter specifies that the “declaration, although it does not imply the recognition of the supernatural authenticity of the alleged apparitions, allows, however, to approve the public worship and to communicate to the faithful that, if they wish, they can approach this spiritual proposal without risk, besides the fact that the fundamental contents of the alleged messages can be of help to live the Gospel of Christ”.