National Catholic Register, by Joan Frawley Desmond: A measure that required California priests to break the seal of the confessional was pulled by its sponsor, Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, July 8, offering a reprieve for state Catholics who strongly…

WorldNetDaily: At least 100 men, women, and children have been incinerated in a “well-targeted attack” on Christians by jihadists in central Mali, according to reports. The exact number of victims who died in Sobame Da, a mainly Christian village, isn’t…

The Atlantic, by Peter Wehner: Last week, Ralph Reed, the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s founder and chairman, told the group, “There has never been anyone who has defended us and who has fought for us, who we have loved more…

France 24, by Louise Nordstrom: On June 19, Paris’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo honored LGBTQI+ icons by renaming four squares and streets after them in the French capital’s fourth arrondissement, which is located in the Marais – the city’s unofficial LGBTQI+…

Irish Central: The Vatican has published a note rejecting potential new legislation that would mandate clergy members to report instances of child abuse heard during the sacrament of confession. The note comes after California passed Senate Bill 360 on May…

CNSNews.com: Sen. Cory Booker (D.-N.J.), speaking Friday at the Young Leaders Conference sponsored by the Black Church PAC, focused his opening remarks on a verse from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians which says: “I can do all things through…

New York Times, by Katie Benner: The federal government will resume executions of death row inmates after a nearly two-decade hiatus, Attorney General William P. Barr said Thursday, countering a broad national shift away from the death penalty as public…

CNSNews.com: Citing a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Pope Francis said in a speech today “that only one decade or so remains in order to achieve this confinement of global warming.” “Dear friends, time is running out!”…

ZeroHedge, by Tyler Durden: Recent budget cuts by the Trump Administration slashed funding for the US Department of Agriculture’s annual Honey Bee Colonies report that has recently detailed a collapse in the bee population across the nation. Now researchers will…

The Epoch Times, by Derek Gatopoulos and Costas Kantouris: A strong earthquake hit on July 19 near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators….