McKenna Snow

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An Egyptian appeals court has ruled that the 6th-century Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai is property of the Egyptian state, though the monks’ presence there is still allowed with restricted access to certain buildings, according to the news agency Fides. Located at the site where Moses encountered the burning bush, the monastery is home to libraries, manuscripts, relics, and other historic treasures managed by 20 monks in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | McKenna Snow

The following article contains mentions of suicide. Reader discretion advised. It does not make sense for New York to consider legalizing assisted suicide while it simultaneously works to prevent suicides in its communities, Cardinal Timothy Dolan wrote in a May 29 op-ed for The Wall Street Journal.

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | McKenna Snow

The following article contains mentions of suicide. Reader discretion advised. In a 305-199 vote, France’s lower parliament advanced a bill May 27 that would legalize physician-assisted suicide and in some cases euthanasia, according to France 24. The legislation goes to the Senate for further debate, and a finalized vote could take several more months, the outlet reported.

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | McKenna Snow

The activist clothing brand XX-XY Athletics is suing Colorado over its newly-signed law that designates “misgendering” as discrimination, according to a May 28 press release from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). HB25-1312 amends the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) to have “gender expression” also be defined as one’s “chosen name” and “how an individual chooses to be addressed,” according to the release. ADF filed the lawsuit XX-XY Athletics v.

1 week ago | catholicvote.org | McKenna Snow

US District Judge David Joseph ruled May 21 that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) must remove language requiring employers to accommodate employee abortions, according to the Louisiana Illuminator. Joseph made the ruling in two cases in the Western District of Louisiana courts — one brought by the states of Louisiana and Mississippi and the other by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).