(AP) — The West Virginia Board of Education on Tuesday reinstated a school vaccination mandate after the state Supreme Court paused a lower court’s ruling that allowed parents to cite religious beliefs to opt out of shots required for their children to attend classes.
At an event held to bring attention to religious persecution in the world earlier this fall, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria, said: “Designating my country, Nigeria, a Country of Concern will only make our work ... harder.”
MEXICO CITY – I surrender. It’s a simple concept, which also means it carries lots of complications. It’s common to think of surrendering in military terms – something you do when you’ve lost a war.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is one of the most beautiful churches in the world. If you’re walking in old city Jerusalem at 4:00 in the morning, you are likely a Christian, Jew or Muslim on the way to prayer. It’s one of the most peaceful experiences in the world.
Do you have any William F. Buckley Jr. stamps? As I travel to different cities this fall, this has become my routine. Find a post office and buy some stamps. I may go broke on Bill Buckley stamps, but there are worse ways to spend money. Nov. 24 marks what would be Bill’s 100th birthday. And while it would obviously be a big deal at National Review, the magazine he founded, the release of a U.S. “forever” postage stamp has made it something of a bigger occasion. Get your party hats ready, because we could all benefit from the remembrance – and reinvigoration.
After more than a year of waiting – if you consider the enthusiasm with which the Trump campaign promised to make America Fertile Again with IVF for all – Donald Trump delivered his fertility policy announcements on Oct. 16 from the Oval Office. In the end, he was not giving away IVF for free as the latest MAGA/MAHA gift to the world, but he was making clear to the few who still weren’t clear: The man does not know what pro-life is. And while pro-life is a womb-to-tomb thing, Donald Trump still doesn’t get it.
E arly in the Mass, the priest – chanting in Latin – leads the congregation in a prayer of repentance.
Soon after she began dating Charlie Kirk, Erika Frantzve – a devout Catholic – asked him: “Why don’t you wear a cross?”
Less than 24 hours before the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, Kristan Hawkins was speaking on the campus of Montana State University. She noticed her phone blowing up with activity. She looked.
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