Day: October 21, 2025

Pope Saint John Paul II is widely beloved, but there’s a lot that people don’t know about him. His feast day, Oct. 22, is a great chance to learn more about this holy man. Here are 10 little-known facts about this great saint to help you get to know him better. 1.      He … Read moreLearn 10 lesser-known facts about Pope Saint John Paul II

Turkey has expelled hundreds of foreign Christians and barred them from returning by branding them “national security threats,” the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International reported in a press release last week. In an Oct. 13 address to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), ADF International legal expert Lidia Rieder warned that Turkish … Read moreTurkey labels Christians as ‘national security threats’ to justify mass expulsions

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese of Military Services (AMS) issued an Oct. 17 letter denouncing the Army’s cancellation of a sweeping number of on-base religious education coordinators’ chapel contracts as an intolerable infringement of free exercise of religion for Catholics in the United States Army. “In canceling these contracts, the Army over-burdens Catholic chaplains, … Read moreUS Military Services archbishop issues rebuke of Army’s cancellation of chapel contracts

The Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC) praised Michigan’s new bipartisan budget that expands programs that help mothers, newborns, and schoolchildren. Lawmakers recently approved a state budget that includes $270 million over three years to expand Rx Kids, the state’s prenatal and infant support program that offers direct financial aid to pregnant women and new mothers, MCC … Read moreMichigan Catholic Conference hails state budget for supporting pregnant mothers and infants

Chief U.S. District Court Judge David Nye ruled Oct. 14 that Lindsay Hecox, a male “transgender” athlete, cannot drop his lawsuit challenging Idaho’s law protecting women’s sports, saying it would be “fundamentally unfair” to end the case before a final resolution after five years of litigation. Hecox, a student at Boise State University, sued Idaho … Read moreIdaho judge denies request to dismiss ‘trans’ athlete’s lawsuit before it reaches SCOTUS

A new report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warns that governments across the world are using torture to suppress religious belief, directly violating international law. In its 2025 annual report released Oct. 20, the federal commission detailed evidence of regimes in countries, including Afghanistan, China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, … Read moreUS Commission on Religious Freedom: Torture being used against religious groups worldwide