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US, Russia jab over Syria before diplomatic talks in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow Tuesday with an ultimatum for Russia: Side with the U.S. and likeminded countries on Syria, or embrace Iran, militant group Hezbollah and embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad....
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null / Credit: ShutterstockCNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 15:55 pm (CNA).The United Kingdom's Department of Education intends to prohibit the promotion of gender ideology within public schools, set age-based guidelines for sex education, and protect parental rights, according to proposed guidance for schools.A proposed update to Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) lesson guidance, which is now undergoing an eight-week public comment period, would prohibit schools from teaching that "gender is a spectrum." Rather, if asked about gender identity, schools would need to "teach the facts about biological sex" and could not present alternative views about gender as being facts. "Material suggesting that someone's gender is determined by their interests or clothing choices should not be used as it risks leading pupils who do not comply with sex stereotypes to question their gender when they might not have done so otherwise," the proposed ...
null / Credit: Célian de La Rochefoucauld via youheritage.comACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).The Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes of Madrid, an archdiocesan pilgrim service organization, concluded its 101st pilgrimage on May 19, serving 800 participants, one of whom apparently was cured of severe visual impairment. This extraordinary event, however, will have to be studied before it can be qualified as a miracle.The most recent miracle at Lourdes, No. 70, was officially recognized in February 2018. This case could become No. 71.The adviser to the archdiocesan association of faithful, Father Guillermo Cruz, sent a statement to the different groups that made up the pilgrimage, calling on them to accept what happened with humility and simplicity, following the example of St. Bernadette."The experience of making a pilgrimage and discovering the love of God through our Mother, the Virgin Mary, as St. Bernadette teaches us in simplicity and humility, will always be ...
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in early May urged Catholics to join a rally to oppose the "Equal Rights Amendment" (ERA) at the state capitol in St. Paul. The proposal "fails to protect Minnesotans from discrimination based on religion, could constitutionally mandate legal abortion up to the moment of birth, and promotes harmful gender ideology," the archdiocese said. / Credit: ShutterstockCNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).A controversial proposed constitutional amendment in Minnesota, which the state's Catholic bishops had opposed due to concerns it would expand abortion access, failed to advance this week amid partisan deadlock.The proposed amendment, sponsored by St. Paul Rep. Kaohly Her of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), would have added several protected categories to the state's constitution, in part saying the state cannot discriminate against a person on the basis of sex.Within the category of sex, the proposal included "...
