Catholic News

• Iranian Catholic woman beaten in prison (AsiaNews)
  Ghazal Marzban, an Iranian woman who converted from Islam to Catholicism, suffered a broken hand during a recent beating in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, according to AsiaNews, the agency of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. The agency cited a report from Article 18, a London-based organization that promotes human rights in Iran.
• Hindu mob vandalizes Catholic school in India's Madhya Pradesh (UCANews)
  A Hindu mob attacked a Catholic school in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (map) after a former employee claimed he was fired for refusing to convert to Christianity. “They broke many glass windowpanes, but timely police intervention helped stop further damage,” said Father Thankachan Jose, a priest of the Diocese of Jabalpur, following […]
• Houston archbishop calls for prayer following ICE shooting (Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston)
  Archbishop Joe Vásquez of Galveston-Houston, Texas, called for prayer following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent. Archbishop Vásquez called for “prayer for Mr. Salgado Araujo, his family, and all those affected by fear and anxiety. Also, please join us in praying for unity and peace in our community and nation.” […]
• SSPX claims Pope Francis's authorizations on confessions, marriages still in force (CWN)
  In a statement published on July 16, the Society of Saint Pius X asserted that “Pope Francis’s grants of confessional faculties and for the ability of the SSPX priests to obtain marriage delegation remain in force”—two weeks after the Vatican stated they were no longer in force.