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More than 10,000 Austrian university students have signed a petition demanding that the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH, by its German acronym) abolish its so-called “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions.The petition, organized by ProLife Europe in partnership with CitizenGo, was formally submitted on March 11 to the ... read more

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the Midwest Region. The Director of Development for the Midwest Region can be based in the greater Chicago area. However, Catholic Extension is interested in identifying the best candidate and will selectively consider other locations within the region for the Director of ... read more

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the Northeast Region with a focus primarily on New York. Ideally, the Director of Development for the Northeast Region will be based in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Washington D.C. However, Catholic Extension Society is interested in identifying the best candidate and ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Religious sisters and consecrated women are a formidable presence inside Vatican City State and the Roman Curia, with recent years seeing their number and prominence rise.The increasing presence of women in the Vatican has been well documented. According to the Vatican, the percentage of women grew from 19.2% to 23.4% during the ... read more

"It pains us to see buildings and iconic areas mistreated and they shouldn't be," Archbishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe of San Luis Potosí told local media. "But, as Jesus said, an offense against a person, however small, will always be much more serious. And women have been very mistreated. … That's why they continue to speak ... read more

LAHORE, Pakistan — Catholic bishops in Pakistan on March 10 condemned the “suspicious death” of a young Christian farmworker in northern Punjab and called for a transparent investigation into what the victim’s family says was a murder disguised as suicide.In a joint statement, the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (PCBC) and the National Commission for Justice ... read more

Pakistan’s Catholic bishops have called for a transparent investigation into the death of a 22-year-old Christian laborer whose family says shows signs of torture. Dilshad Masih, in blue at right, meets with visiting mourners at his village in Punjab, Pakistan, on March 5, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Dilshad ... read more

Paul Tuns: The Ontario coroner’s MAiD Death Review Committee revealed that a woman in her 80s identified as Mrs. B was killed by euthanasia even though the elderly woman changed her mind about the procedure. The woman had complications resulting from a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Her condition worsened and she opted ... read more

Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent:  The world’s largest island is home to the world’s highest abortion rate, a history of forced sterilization, and extreme anti-family policies. “Greenlanders deserve better than abortion, and a government that protects and provides for both women and their preborn children,” said Focus on the Family, a global pro-family ministry ... read more

European governments are moving to restrict children’s access to social media — but Catholic thinkers say the more important question is what kind of human beings those children are becoming. Credit: Zyabich/Shutterstock BRUSSELS — European governments are increasingly restricting minors’ access to social media, a ... read more

BRUSSELS — European governments are increasingly restricting minors’ access to social media, a shift that could force platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat to change features designed to keep users online for longer.Poland has become the latest European country to signal tighter restrictions on youth access to social media, with officials proposing measures that could ... read more

The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday. ... read more

Paul Tuns: On Feb. 1, Laura Fernández Delgado was elected president of Costa Rica with 1.191 million votes and 48.3 per cent of the vote in a 20-candidate field, to become the second female president of the Central American country. If she had not won 40 per cent of the vote, the two candidates with ... read more

The patriarch of one of the most important Christian churches in the Middle East retired on Tuesday, setting the stage for new leadership as war engulfs the region. ... read more