“The Holy Father has aptly described slavery as ‘a scourge that wounds the dignity of our weakest brothers and sisters.’ “
Tag: Human Dignity
USCIRF Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
USCIRF Calls for Swift Confirmation of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
FRC Releases New Map and Research Comparing Abortion Laws around the World
U.S. Laws Comparable with China and North Korea as Most Extreme
Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect
These interactions don’t just result in injuries and deaths among residents. They also leave behind devastated families who then must fight for answers and accountability from nursing homes.
Activists Who Led Peaceful Protests in Tiananmen Square During the 2008 Beijing Olympics Denounce President Biden’s Diplomatic Boycott
On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games citing China’s, “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity.”
Panel of women scholars discuss danger of redefining women
“[C]ontraception and abortion are the most dangerous compromises that women are asked to make in order to make up for not being as good at being men, as it would be convenient for others if we were.”
INDIA – Record of violence in a single day against Christian communities
“[S]houting slogans praising the Hindu god Ram, angry crowds beat the faithful gathered in prayer, destroyed furniture, photographs and musical instruments, devastating several halls of worship…”
Congress Sends Warning to Burma’s Oppressive Military Junta
“The international community must push back vigorously against the Tatmadaw…”
10 Reasons Why Homosexual “Marriage” is Harmful and Must be Opposed
“Any situation which institutionalizes the circumvention of the purpose of the sexual act violates natural law and the objective norm of morality.”
Sierra Leone: ‘they took God out of the solution when God is the solution’
“People pray for us in different parts of the world. Amid the difficulties, we know that people are praying for us and helping Sierra Leone.”
Hungarian Government Hosts Panel Addressing Christian Persecution for Council of Europe Tomorrow
Event Will Inform Council of Europe on Interreligious Dialogue
Planned Parenthood Abortion-by-Mail
The United States Supreme Court, in its handling of the Dobbs case, needs to do what the 1973 court refused to do. It must look at all the scientific evidence and proclaim every preborn human being as having the right to life promised in the United States Constitution.
PHILIPPINES – The Bishops of Northern Luzon: amid assassinations, corruption, pandemic we find ourselves in the “valley of death”
Given that general and local elections in the Philippines are scheduled for May 9, 2022, the Bishops affirm: “Free elections that allow the choice and change of representatives are the most effective way to hold political authority accountable.
Faith-based adoption provider forced to sue NY officials second time for harassment over marriage views
State agency threatening to investigate, penalize New Hope Family Services despite victories in separate lawsuit, recent relevant US Supreme Court decision
“We endeavor to be a sign of hope to families”: Kenyan Bishop Appeals for Humanitarian Aid
In a statement shared with ACI Africa Thursday, September 16, the Apostolic Administrator of the Kenyan Archdiocese says COVID-19 and drought have combined to make life difficult for many families.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Calls For ‘Time’ and ‘Aid’ for Hardline Government in Afghanistan
Afghan Minorities Struggle in the Wake of Looming Humanitarian Disaster
Which Medical Ethics for Granny?
We are indeed living in treacherous times, especially when it comes to the preborn, the elderly, and the vulnerable in general.
Benedict XVI: Legalization of same-sex marriage is ‘a distortion of conscience’
“This alternative arises: either man is a creature of God, he is the image of God, he is a gift from God, or man is a product that he himself knows how to create.”