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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, attends a roundtable at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 18, 2020. / Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead (public domain)Boston, Mass., May 2, 2023 / 13:25 pm (CNA).Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law Monday prohibiting gender reassignment surgery and hormone use for minors younger than 18 years old.The new legislation earned praise from the organization representing the state's Catholic bishops. "Having worked closely with House and Senate authors, we commend Gov. Stitt for swiftly signing S.B. 613 into law and adding O...

Null / ShutterstockWashington D.C., May 2, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA).A Utah bill that is designed to prevent minors from accessing pornography online is set to go into effect on Wednesday, May 3, leading the website Pornhub to block access to its website in the entire state. The legislation, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed in March, requires commercial entities that provide pornography or other material harmful to minors to verify a person's age before the person can access the material. It also holds publishers and distributors liable if they fail to comply with the rules. When the bill g...

Pilgrimage to the Holy Christ of the Quebrada in April 2023. / Credit: Facebook Bishopric of San LuisACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).More than 134,000 pilgrims came this past weekend to the village of Villa de la Quebrada in the Diocese of San Luis in central Argentina to bring their intentions and fulfill their promises to Christ, whose renowned image is venerated there.According to local tradition, in the mid-1800s a landowner named Tomás Alcaráz went to cut a tree for lumber to build a house for one of his children. When he struck the tree with an ax, a hollow within it was...

Pope Francis spoke about the Christian roots of Hungary during his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 3, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, May 3, 2023 / 02:21 am (CNA).Pope Francis said Wednesday that freedom is under threat in Europe, as people choose consumerism and individualism over building families and community.Even today, "freedom is under threat," he said May 3. "Above all with kid gloves, by a consumerism that anesthetizes, where one is content with a little material well-being and, forgetting the past, one 'floats' in a present made to the measure...

Metropolitan Anthony, chairman for external church relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, greets Pope Francis after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 3, 2023. / Daniel Ibañez/CNARome Newsroom, May 3, 2023 / 06:15 am (CNA).Pope Francis greeted the chairman for external church relations of the Russian Orthodox Church after his weekly public audience on Wednesday.The brief encounter in St. Peter's Square with Metropolitan Anthony comes amid heightened scrutiny of diplomatic signals involving the Holy See's desire to broker a peaceful settlement to the ongoing fight...