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The mother a 25-year-old Spanish woman who died by euthanasia in March following a long legal battle has filed two criminal complaints against the yet-to-be identified men who allegedly raped her daughter."I have decided to file a complaint against the men who caused my daughter so much harm. I am doing this because I feel ... read more

“I have decided to file a complaint against the men who caused my daughter so much harm. I am doing this because I feel that is what she wanted,” said Yolanda Ramos, the mother of of Noelia Castillo. Yolanda Ramos, left, and her daughter Noelia Castillo, right, who died by ... read more

Ghazal Marzban, an Iranian woman who converted from Islam to Catholicism, suffered a broken hand during a recent beating in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, according to AsiaNews, the agency of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. The agency cited a report from Article 18, a London-based organization that promotes human rights in Iran. ... read more

A Hindu mob attacked a Catholic school in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (map) after a former employee claimed he was fired for refusing to convert to Christianity. “They broke many glass windowpanes, but timely police intervention helped stop further damage,” said Father Thankachan Jose, a priest of the Diocese of ... read more

Archbishop Joe Vásquez of Galveston-Houston, Texas, called for prayer following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent. Archbishop Vásquez called for “prayer for Mr. Salgado Araujo, his family, and all those affected by fear and anxiety. Also, please join us in praying for unity and peace in our community ... read more

In a statement published on July 16, the Society of Saint Pius X asserted that “Pope Francis’s grants of confessional faculties and for the ability of the SSPX priests to obtain marriage delegation remain in force”—two weeks after the Vatican stated they were no longer in force. ... read more

The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan will review a previous ruling that allowed a 13-year-old Christian girl, who was forced into child marriage and religious conversion, to stay with her abductor.“One year ago in July 2025, Maria [Shahbaz] was abducted. She was forced into a marriage with a 30-year-old man. She was forcibly converted and ... read more

More than 1,000 girls in Pakistan are forcibly married and converted to Islam each year, Alliance Defending Freedom International’s Kelsey Zorzi said. Maria Shahbaz has been seeking justice in Pakistani court since it placed her in the custody of Shehryar Ahmad –— the man who abducted her from her family. ... read more

Islamabad – No one has been held responsible. The 2014 murder of a Christian couple in Pakistan's Punjab Province will remain unpunished after the country's Supreme Court brought the case to a close by acquitting the last remaining defendants.In a ruling issued on July 10, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentences imposed on the ... read more

Juba – South Sudan is the world's youngest State. It is also one of the most troubled.These days mark the fifteenth anniversary of its independence, achieved in 2011 following a referendum. Independence represented the culmination of a struggle that had begun in the 1950s. Only in 2005 was a peace agreement reached between Sudanese President ... read more

I recently opened a piece of mail and unfolded a masterpiece of calligraphy: a letter written on a single sheet of soft beige Southworth 25% cotton stationery. A priest of the Society of St. Pius X wrote it, just days before the Society’s July 1 episcopal consecrations. His words read like something pulled from a ... read more

Addressing a gathering of priests in Paraguay, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy said that “the first vocation ministry is the witness of a happy priest.” “A young Paraguayan who sees his parish priest praying deeply, administering the sacraments with joy, proclaiming the Word with passion, living out fraternity with enthusiasm, and ... read more

Amnesty International UK pulled a report that designated 117 organizations as “anti-rights,” including the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and organizations that defend the rights to life and religious freedom. “Because these groups challenge core human rights principles, Amnesty International UK uses the term ‘anti-rights’ to describe their aims and impact,” the ... read more

The president and two vice presidents of the French bishops’ conference lamented the legalization of euthanasia in France. The National Assembly (the French Parliament’s lower house) voted three times in favor of the legislation, and the Senate voted three times against it. The French Constitution grants the government the authority to allow the ... read more