George Weigel November 10, 2023 Original Article   Shortly after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, I noted in this column and elsewhere that the entire episode—including the fouling of the public space by the aggressor’s genocidal threats and endless disinformation—suggested something of what the 1930s must have been like. A brazen dictator with a talent…

November 7, 2023 Doughty Street Chambers Original Article Senior Catholic leaders from around the world have signed a petition calling on the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) “to immediately and unconditionally release” pro-democracy advocate, Jimmy Lai.

Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency September 26, 2023 Original Article Jimmy Lai, a Catholic pro-democracy activist and former publisher of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper, spent his 1,000th day in jail on Tuesday awaiting his long-delayed trial. Lai’s son has expressed fear that Lai could die in prison and human rights groups have urged the…

Agnes Aineah September 20, 2023 ACI Africa Original Article Reports have emerged of Islamist Jihadists operating in Mozambique forcefully converting abducted Christian women into Islam and sexually enslaving some of them. In an interview with ACI Africa, the Director of Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) confirmed reports of a leaked internal circular, purportedly from the leadership of…

Agnes Aineah September 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency Original Article  A Catholic seminarian in Nigeria was killed after the rectory where he was living was set on fire in what has been confirmed as a kidnapping attempt, according to the Diocese of Kafanchan. The perpetrators of the crime were reportedly Islamist Fulani militants. According to Bishop Julius Yakubu…