New regulation in Hungary took effect on March 15 that essentially bans Sunday shopping, with few exceptions. The law also limits regular store hours to 6am to 10pm. “Exceptions include pharmacies, small shops operated by their owners or family members…

In the wake of the killing of three Muslim students in North Carolina, the city council of Taylor, Michigan has unanimously passed a measure that is designed to “stand in solidarity with the National Network of Arab American Communities ‘Campaign…

Television and media have been promoting the gay lifestyle on television for some time, but March 2, 2015 marked a new low. For the first time ever on television ABC’s sitcom episode of “The Fosters” depicted the “first kiss” of…

Pope Francis has continued to become more popular in the United States. A recent Pew Research Study (February 2015) indicates that a strikingly 90 percent of all U.S. Catholics view the pope favorably and nearly 60 percent have a “very…

Friday, March 6, 2015 will be an important day in the legacy of U.S. President Barack Obama. On that day, for the first time, Obama’s administration has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of nationwide same-sex…

Pope Francis met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan and his wife in the Vatican. They discussed the Catholic Community in the country of Azerbaijan and initiatives for inter-religious and intercultural dialogue. They also discussed the nation’s regional and…

Republican Ben Carson, who is considering a run for president of the United States, apologized for saying that being gay is a choice. He had cited prisons as evidence. “In a recent interview on CNN, I realized that my choice…

“Defending and promoting the human rights of LGBT persons is at the core of our commitment to advancing human rights globally — the heart and conscience of our diplomacy,” said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry was referring to…

Angela Merkel met with Pope Francis for the second time in a private audience at the Vatican on February 21. The 40-minute discussion focused on the fight against poverty and international crises, including the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the role…

“The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site.” The warehouse, known as Homan Square,…

U.S. District Judge Callie Granade ordered an Alabama official to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Mobile County, AL, where same-sex couples were unable to marry because local probate judge Don Davis, had refused to issue marriage licenses. Justice…

A senior Egyptian official has warned that it has intelligence that ISIS is planning worldwide attacks this spring and summer including attacks in Europe and the United States as well as a ground offensive in Iraq and Syria. Egyptian warplanes…