Author Archives: Elena Laden

24 Oct
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Global Report Reveals Sharp Rise in Religious Freedom Violations

Global Report Reveals Sharp Rise in Religious Freedom Violations A new global study has found that nearly 5.4 billion people, or two-thirds of the world’s population, live in countries where they cannot freely practise their faith. The findings come from ...

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19 Sep
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Pope Leo XIV on Peace, Synodality, and Building Bridges

This article is based on the first of a two-part interview between Pope Leo XIV and Elise Ann Allen, a Crux Senior Correspondent, for her new book “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century.”

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27 Aug
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Catholic Lawmakers to Promote a “Politics of Hope”

On 23rd August 2025, Pope Leo XIV greeted the members of the International Catholic Network who gathered in the Vatican for the sixteenth annual meeting.

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25 Jun
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Pope Leo XIV Urges Leaders to Serve the Common Good

On 21 June, during the Jubilee of Governments, Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful address to members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union representing 68 nations.

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04 Jun
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Calls Grow for Scottish Government to Protect Unborn Babies with Down’s Syndrome

Don’t Screen Us Out, a group of over 17,000 people with Down’s syndrome, their families, and supporters, has appealed to the Scottish Government to reform abortion legislation and better protect babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome in the womb.

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15 May
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Paul O’Kane MSP Tables Motion to Celebrate Election of Pope Leo XIV

Paul O’Kane, Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland, has lodged a motion in Holyrood recognising the election of Pope Leo XIV.

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07 Apr
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Disabled MSP Makes Heartfelt Plea for Scottish Parliament to Reject Assisted Suicide

Pam Duncan-Glancy, an MSP for Glasgow Region, and the first permanent wheelchair user in the Scottish Parliament, said that “disabled people are under-represented in chambers”.

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20 Feb
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Praying now illegal in parts of Scotland as new buffer zone law comes into force

Praying now illegal in parts of Scotland as new buffer zone law comes into force A new law which makes it illegal to pray in parts of Scotland is now in force. The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act ...

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18 Feb
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Scotland’s Catholic Bishops: Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill Attacks Human Dignity and Must be Abandoned

The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has strongly opposed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, urging the UK Government to abandon it in a submission to the Public Bill Committee.

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11 Feb
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Cardinal criticises ‘deeply irresponsible’ handling of assisted suicide bill as four Labour MPs deliver devastating blow

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is advancing rapidly through Parliament.

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