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Salman Rushdie attacked at lecture in New York

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Salman Rushdie speaks at the Frankfurt Bookfair, Oct. 12, 2017. / Markus Wissmann/Shutterstock

Denver Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 12:01 pm (CNA).
The author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” led to a call for his assassination from … […]

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Bible tweet trial: Finland’s state prosecutor files appeal

May 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Päivi Räsänen, Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015, speaks to reporters while holding her Bible at Helsinki District Court on Jan. 24, 2022. / ADF International.

Helsinki, Finland, May 3, 2022 / 05:08 am (CNA).
Finland’s state prosecu… […]

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US Supreme Court to hear case of web designer who objects to gay marriage

February 23, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Lorie Smith, owner and founder of 303 Creative. / Alliance Defending Freedom

Denver Newsroom, Feb 23, 2022 / 11:09 am (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the case of a Colorado web designer who fears prosecution under state ant… […]

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Spanish bill that would criminalize prayer near abortion clinics called a ‘danger to democracy’

November 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A 40 Days for Life prayer vigil outside an abortion clinic in Madrid. / Twitter 40 días por la vida.

Madrid, Spain, Nov 11, 2021 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
An international 40 Days for Life director has said a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish Sociali… […]

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‘They’re not going to succeed’: Pro-life societies stand firm in face of opposition on England’s campuses

October 26, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Anna Fleischer, president of Oxford Students for Life, at Oxford University’s Student Union’s Freshers’ Fair, Oct. 6, 2021. / Courtesy of @OSFLife Twitter account.

Oxford, England, Oct 26, 2021 / 08:10 am (CNA).
There is no better time for Oxfor… […]

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​​Bible, Quran apps removed from Apple app store for China, legal pressure cited

October 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Oct 18, 2021 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Under pressure from Chinese law, a digital Bible company has removed its app from Apple’s app store offerings in China while Apple itself has removed a Quran app from … […]

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Spain’s lower house advances bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics

September 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A 40 Days for Life prayer vigil outside an abortion clinic in Madrid. / Twitter 40 días por la vida.

Madrid, Spain, Sep 22, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The lower house of Spain’s legislature voted Tuesday to take up consideration of a bill proposed b… […]

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Brief argues Virginia court was right to uphold teacher’s rights over pronoun policy

July 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Richmond, Va., Jul 1, 2021 / 18:01 pm (CNA).
Tanner Cross, a Virginia Elementary School teacher, filed a brief in the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday in response to an appeal by his school district against a court… […]

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Spanish bishop cricitizes bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics

June 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017. / Jeff Bruno.

Madrid, Spain, Jun 9, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The secretary general of the Spanish bishops’ conference on Saturday questioned on Twitter a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish So… […]

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Court reinstates Virginia teacher suspended over transgender pronoun policy

June 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

June 4 rally in support of Tanner Cross, Loudoun County, Virginia / Alliance Defending Freedom

Washington D.C., Jun 8, 2021 / 13:56 pm (CNA).
A county court on Tuesday ruled that a Virginia teacher suspended for opposing a school transgender pro… […]

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