Religious Freedom
- Buildings across the world lit red for persecuted Christians
– Aleteia - Christian activist’s arrest in Egypt prompts warnings of crackdown on dissent
– Catholic News Agency - South Korea: World Human Rights organizations accuse corruption of Korean Christianity
– Global News - China’s religion chiefs to double down on bringing doctrine in line with socialist dogma
– South China Morning Post - China: UK calls for immediate and unfettered UN access to Xinjiang
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Marriage & Family
- Japan’s support for same-sex marriage is soaring. But can it become law?
– NY Times - Australia: New report finds one in twenty marriages are same-sex couples
– SBS
Sanctity of Life
- US abortions hit record low since Roe v Wade: Rates fell 24% in 10 years, CDC report reveals
– Mail - UK: Dozens of church leaders sign open letter to bishops urging strong stand on abortion
– Christian Today - New Lancet study fails to disprove abortion–suicide link
– National Review - Scotland: Wife of headteacher who died at Dignitas clinic didn’t want him to die
– Mail