202504.04
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Nigeria sees sharp rise in priest kidnappings in 2025

Daniel Esparza. April 3, 2025. Aeletia. Original Article. The incidents bring the number of kidnapped clergy in Nigeria in 2025 to 12 — the worst first quarter on record since data collection began Two Catholic priests were kidnapped last weekend in Nigeria, marking a sharp escalation in violence against religious personnel in the country. The…

202501.15
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JD Vance Doesn’t Back Away From ‘Family Separation’ in TV Interview on Mass Deportations

Mathew McDonald. January 14, 2025. National Catholic Register. Original Article. In statements made earlier this week, Vice President-elect JD Vance offered a preview of how the Trump administration will try to counter criticism of its mass-deportation plans leveled by Democrats — and by U.S. bishops. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ eight-member Committee on Migration published a statement earlier…

202412.20
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Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

Nicolás de Cárdenas. December 19, 2024. Catholic News Agency. Original Article. A priest prevented a man from taking off with an unconsumed consecrated host after approaching to receive Communion during the Mass for the second anniversary of the St. Lucy shrine in the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán in Honduras. Father Nery Adalberto Gómez Pérez, parish…