Mississippi ‘religious liberty’ bill allowed to stand

January 18, 2018

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Jan. 8 to hear a challenge to a Mississippi law that would allow government workers and businesses to

Indian seminarians detained for caroling

January 10, 2018

SATNA, India — A group of 32 Catholic seminary carolers in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh were detained Dec. 14, 2017, following allegations they

Sudanese officials evict pastors, take property

January 10, 2018

OMDURMAN, South Sudan — An Islamist judge in Sudan upheld the eviction of two pastors from their church-owned homes while 60 other Christians have been

Ohio passes Down syndrome abortion ban

January 10, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pro-life advocates are celebrating Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s enacting into law a ban on the abortion of fetuses diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Housing allowance order likely to be appealed

January 10, 2018

DALLAS — A federal district court judge in Wisconsin, as expected, has entered a final order declaring the minister’s housing allowance unconstitutional. The Dec. 13,

LGBT people may be denied Catholic funerals

January 10, 2018

MADISON, Wis. — Priests in Madison, Wisconsin, are permitted to deny LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people Catholic funerals, according to new directives in

Christians beaten, falsely charged, jailed

January 7, 2018

NEW DELHI, India — Seven Christians in India have been booked on charges of hurting religious feelings after Hindu extremists savagely beat them when they