Religious Freedom
- MEPs call for EU to appoint Religious Freedom envoy as soon as possible
– Premier - India: Roman Catholic cemetery desecrated
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Christians: India’s other persecuted minority
– National Herald - Archbishop accuses Turkey of backing ‘third Armenian genocide’
– Persecution of Christians - Vietnam: Religious freedom campaigner awarded major prize
– Independent Catholic News
Marriage & Family
- China: How Xinjiang’s gulag tears families apart
– Economist - Same-sex marriage demands gain steam in India
– Deccan Chronicle - Russian Cabinet strikes down proposed law to ban transgender people from amending sex assigned at birth
– RT - Italy: The victims femicide leaves behind
– Foreign Policy - Children set to give evidence on new Scottish rights Bill
– Herald Scotland
Sanctity of Life
- Slovak parliament narrowly rejects tightening of abortion rules
– Reuters - Wide support for abortion law reform in Finland
– Euractiv - South Australia sees abortion to birth bill
– Catholic Weekly - US: Trump administration set to sign declaration aimed at restricting abortion
– Independent - Medically assisted deaths in Canada could increase by 1,200 next year if proposed changes enacted
– The Province
