Violet Babirye sits on the edge of the bed of her two-room home in the sprawling informal settlement of Kisenyi, Mbarara municipality in southwestern Uganda. Wearing a white blouse and black skirt, she painfully narrates the ordeal she went through in Kuwait at the hands of her employers while working as a housemaid.
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Foster Care Is a Pro-Life Issue The Church Should Fully Support, Parents Say
“There are no unwanted children,” an anonymous inspiring quote declares, “just unfound families.” If that’s so, the almost 400,000 children in the U.S. foster care system — approximately 100,000 of whom are legally adoptable — need only wait. But the reality, especially in post-Roe v. Wade America, presents a more complex and challenging scenario — one in which foster care must, Catholic experts urge, be viewed as a pro-life issue.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Named Chairman of U.S. Bishops’ Anti-Racism Committee
A Chicago bishop has been tapped to lead the U.S. bishops’ ongoing efforts to combat racism. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry of Chicago has been named chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism.
UK Bishop Denounces New IVF Method Resulting In First Baby Born With DNA of Three People
An English Catholic bishop has denounced the first reported births of “three-parent” babies in the UK as “deeply concerning.”
Caritas Regroups, Set to Elect New Leadership Amid Internal Turmoil
Nearly six months after Pope Francis ousted its entire leadership over what the Vatican said were lapses in management, the Caritas International charitable organization is meeting in Rome this week to regroup and elect a new governing team.
Interfaith Leaders March For Peace In Jerusalem As Spiral of Violence In Israel, Gaza Erupts
Faith leaders and activists for coexistence from across Israel gathered in prayer in front of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem May 10, in a week that once again saw yet another increase in violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
With New Exhibit, Texas Museum Has Only Permanent Display of Shroud of Turin in U.S.
Entering a cavelike entrance, visitors at the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston confront a life-size statue lying in the tomb, a replica of the man’s body image from the Shroud of Turin.
Missouri Lawmakers Ban Gender Reassignment Surgery, Treatments For Minors
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill May 10 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, as well as a measure blocking transgender student athletes from competing on sports teams opposite their biological sex.
Pope Calls For ‘Profound Reform’ of Multilateral Bodies To Ensure Peace
Multilateral institutions that have been stripped of power need a “profound reform” to guarantee peace and security between nations, Pope Francis wrote.
People Should Be Free To Choose, Not Forced, To Migrate, Pope Says In Message
Eliminating the root causes of forced migration means ensuring everyone has an equal share in the common good, their fundamental rights are respected and their lives can flourish through integral human development, Pope Francis said.
