On Feb. 2, 2019, the U.S. announced its withdrawal from the INF treaty, followed by Russia a day later. The move has prompted concerns among disarmament advocates there could be a new arms race.
Prospects for arms race rise with demise of historic nuclear treaty
Wounded warriors are HEROs combating ‘epidemic’ of child pornography
Former marine finds new mission as a “human exploitation rescue operative,” or HERO, pursuing predators who collect and trade child pornography on the internet.
Mother tells how daughter became victim of sex trafficking, lost her life
The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 recently passed by Congress and signed Jan. 8 by President Donald Trump allocates $430 million through 2022 to prevent and respond to human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.
Head of U.S. bishops says new ‘season’ could come after abuse crisis
The laity may be angry over the most recent revelations of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis, but bishops, particularly younger ones, share in that anger and “want to move with real force” toward solutions and it could yield a new season for the church, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 6.
Dioceses warned of possible legal action by Ky. student’s lawyers
The letters — from the lawyers for Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, the student most prominent in viral footage of the Jan. 18 encounter in Washington — were sent to individuals and groups the attorneys think may have defamed or libeled Sandmann particularly in the initial reaction on social media.
Archbishop urges Senate to OK bill to protect babies who survive abortion
It is “unconscionable” that the U.S. Senate failed to “unanimously declare to the nation that infanticide is objectively wrong,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Pope: Respect, dialogue key for peace between Christians, Muslims
Pope Francis said his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates, while brief, was a new page in relations between Christians and Muslims at a time when conflict and violence threaten the goal of lasting peace.
Pope, on flight, talks about dialogue, war, abuse of women religious
Pope Francis told reporters he is more afraid of the consequences of not engaging in interreligious dialogue than he is of being manipulated by some Muslim leaders.