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Faith

In Egypt, Christians can suffer under strict laws – and a pattern of lawlessness

Cairo — Four Coptic Christian teenagers face up to five years in prison after an Egyptian court found them guilty of insulting Islam, continuing a trend of blasphemy accusations in a country whose Christian minority lacks many basic social and legal protections. The charges are "only the latest case in

Faith

Priest still missing after Yemen attack that killed 4 nuns

Aden, Yemen (CNA/EWTN News) — Despite a lack of news and the prospect of difficult negotiations ahead, the Salesians remain hopeful that their priest kidnapped in Yemen last week will be freed. Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil was kidnapped March 4 during an attack on a convent and nursing home run by

Pro-life

Push to legalize assisted suicide in Maryland is over – for now

Baltimore (CNA/EWTN News) — The latest push to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill has failed in Maryland, but opponents are well aware that this isn't the end of the fight. When it was clear that it didn't have enough support to pass, the sponsor

Abortion

Latest undercover abortion video talks about ‘group purchasing program’

Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — A new undercover video from the Center for Medical Progress highlights a major North American abortion group and its role in the transfer of baby parts, possibly for money. National Abortion Federation members are shown in the video agreeing that payment for fetal parts

college

Dating has died at college, but this campaign hopes to revive it

Princeton, N.J. (CNA/EWTN News) — On a day marked by flowers, chocolate and romantic greeting cards, the Love and Fidelity Network is trying to bring back authentic relationships, especially to college campuses where dating seems to be a thing of the past. "We've heard from students

human trafficking

What you think you know about human trafficking is probably wrong

Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — Human trafficking. It's been called "modern-day slavery" and a "silent epidemic." It affects tens of millions every year and yet remains largely in the shadows – even within the United States. Much remains to be done in fighting the

Rhode Island

Young, white Americans are addicted to this (and what Catholics should do about it)

Providence, R.I. (National Catholic Register) — When recent headlines marked a spike in drug overdoses for white, middle-class Americans, the news saddened but did not surprise Deacon Timothy Flanigan, an HIV specialist at Brown University medical school in Providence, R.I. Beyond the classroom, Flanigan has directed the HIV care

Title IX

Catholic college offers religious freedom training

Washington, D.C. – The future of religious freedom in the United States will one day be in the care of today's college students, so one Catholic college is working to equip them for that struggle. Wyoming Catholic College is trying to form a "community of people who