By E. Christian Brugger, The Witherspoon Institute - Four conditions must be met for a teaching of the Catholic Church to be considered infallible. Acceptance of the death penalty meets none of them. St. John Paul II laid down theoretical markers that provide a clear basis for a Catholic teaching rejecting the death penalty in principle.
By Sean Adl-Tabatabai, Your News Wire - The riots, being led by groups such as Antifa and Refuse Fascism, include plans to violently attack police officers, citizens and first responders, using deadly weapons as part of an overall plan to oust President Trump from the White House.
By David Nussman, ChurchMilitant - A recent analysis of 2016 census data from the Republic of Ireland revealed that Catholicism is declining rapidly in the country. From 2011–2016, the number of young people with no religious affiliation grew by a whopping 74 percent. While some non-Catholic religions are growing slowly in Ireland, "no religion" is by far the land's fastest-growing group.