# Faith & Family

Section · https://humanevents.com/news/faith-family

> Life, liberty, and the American family.

## Latest

- [Pope Leo released from hospital following successful lung cancer surgery](https://humanevents.com/news/pope-leo-released-from-hospital-following-successful-lung-cancer-surgery.md) — 2026-10-18 — Leo was discharged from Agostino Gemelli University Hospital just four days after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung.
- [Mother of Henry Nowak's killer set for early release from prison after aiding her son in covering up his crime](https://humanevents.com/news/mother-of-henry-nowaks-killer-set-for-early-release-from-prison-after-aiding-her-son-in-covering-up-his-crime.md) — 2026-10-16 — Even as Nowak told officers he had been stabbed, an officer said "I don't think you have, mate."
- [POSOBIEC: Indiana Dem Jaime West 'committed one of the most egregious sins in all of leftism: she told the truth'](https://humanevents.com/opinion/posobiec-indiana-dem-jaime-west-committed-one-of-the-most-egregious-sins-in-all-of-leftism-she-told-the-truth.md) — 2026-10-15 — "Yeah, we know you have guns too, because today's Charlie Kirk's birthday, and Charlie isn't here to celebrate that with his family."
- [BREAKING UPDATE: Vatican reveals Pope Leo has lung cancer](https://humanevents.com/news/breaking-pope-leos-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule-complete-finished-successfully.md) — 2026-10-13 — "The surgery was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the Holy Father has returned to his room. Further information will follow."
- [STACY ASENCIO-SUTPHEN: It's time to admit mentally ill killers are GUILTY by reason of insanity, not absolve them with a 'not guilty' verdict](https://humanevents.com/opinion/stacy-asencio-sutphen-its-time-to-admit-mentally-ill-killers-are-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity-not-absolve-them-with-a-not-guilty-verdict.md) — 2026-10-09 — Not guilty by reason of insanity should become guilty by reason of insanity.
- [Renewed hopes for Jimmy Lai's release after Trump discusses case with Xi Jinping](https://humanevents.com/news/renewed-hopes-for-jimmy-lais-release-after-trump-discusses-case-with-xi-jinping.md) — 2026-10-09 — “My father is a man who believed in the rights we were promised and defended them when it was perfectly legal to do so. He wishes only now to spend his twilight years serving Our Lord with his…
- [Congolese migrant who murdered off-duty cop in FIFA World Cup zone sentenced to just 1 year in prison, banned from bars, nightclubs](https://humanevents.com/news/congolese-migrant-who-murdered-off-duty-cop-in-fifa-world-cup-zone-sentenced-to-just-1-year-in-prison-banned-from-bars-nightclubs.md) — 2026-10-07 — “12 months… Yes, you read that right. 12 months for beating a family man to death at a soccer party. A family man who leaves behind his wife and two children.”
- [POSOBIEC: South America has 'rejected their Mamdani era'—they're 'entering their Bukele era'](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-south-america-has-rejected-their-mamdani-era-theyre-entering-their-bukele-era.md) — 2026-10-05 — "The era of Mamdani is over in South America, Latin America."
- [POSOBIEC: Gen Z yearns for a return to real, uncompromising, authentic Christianity like that of Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-gen-z-yearns-for-a-return-to-real-uncompromising-authentic-christianity-like-that-of-blessed-archbishop-fulton-sheen.md) — 2026-09-24 — We must be full-throated, full-bodied American patriots, with Christ tattooed on our hearts.
- [Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis as Pope Leo praises his legacy](https://humanevents.com/news/archbishop-fulton-sheen-to-be-beatified-in-st-louis-as-pope-leo-praises-his-legacy.md) — 2026-09-24 — “May the example and the intercession of this holy bishop, known for his evangelizing work to the media, inspire many others likewise to find new ways of spreading the gospel message with joyful…
- [Muslim activists in Birmingham try to cancel John Cleese screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail](https://humanevents.com/news/muslim-activists-in-birmingham-try-to-cancel-john-cleese-screening-of-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.md) — 2026-09-21 — "You’re not a comedian—you’re a hate preacher," said the Islamist activists.
- [First female Archbishop of Canterbury forced to revoke 'Interfaith Cooperation' award she gave to terrorist sympathizer](https://humanevents.com/news/first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-forced-to-revoke-interfaith-cooperation-award-she-gave-to-terrorist-sympathizer.md) — 2026-09-18 — Mullally vowed to fight misogyny then stood idly by while Ashrafi's wife was fully hidden in modesty garb, not even her eyes visible.
- [Fed up Lithuanian bikers blast AC/DC to protest Muslim call to prayer](https://humanevents.com/news/fed-up-lithuanian-bikers-blast-ac-dc-to-protest-muslim-call-to-prayer.md) — 2026-09-13 — "Remember that picture. That’s going to be us in three years if the wrong side gets in."
- [POSOBIEC: Radical Islamists started a civilization fight with the US, and we killed our own civilization in the aftermath](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-radical-islamists-started-a-civilization-fight-with-the-us-and-we-killed-our-own-civilization-in-the-aftermath.md) — 2026-09-11 — "And more importantly, we killed our own civilization in the aftermath. We said Islam is a religion of peace."
- [Gay dad influencers furious UK law doesn't recognize them both as legal parents of child conceived with egg donor, surrogate](https://humanevents.com/news/gay-male-couple-petitions.md) — 2026-09-09 — The pair, Adam Frisby and Jamie Corbett, post about being two gay dads and share many photos of their baby girl on Instagram.
- [ARI HOFFMAN: Muslim group demands ‘fair and balanced’ coverage, cries ‘Islamophobia’ over Brotherhood exposé—but leaves out key facts from government probe](https://humanevents.com/opinion/ari-hoffman-muslim-group-demands-fair-and-balanced-coverage-cries-islamophobia-over-brotherhood-expose-but-leaves-out-key-facts-from-government-probe.md) — 2026-09-02 — Disputing evidence is not the same as discrediting it.
- [POSOBIEC: Toxic feminists don't care that Lindsay Clancy killed her children](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-toxic-feminists-dont-care-that-lindsay-clancy-killed-her-children.md) — 2026-08-31 — "They have set themselves up to believe that women are the oppressed and they, the feminists and their allies, are the liberators."
- [At least 100 children in UK forced into marriage with youngest being under 5 years old](https://humanevents.com/news/at-least-100-children-in-uk-forced-into-marriage-with-youngest-being-under-5-years-old.md) — 2026-08-31 — Home Office data also recorded nine referrals in 2022 involving children aged 12 or younger where there was no overseas element and the potential or actual forced marriage was entirely within the UK.
- [Belgian father sentenced to 17 years for attempted murder of man accused of abusing his son](https://humanevents.com/news/belgian-father-sentenced-to-17-years-for-attempted-murder-of-man-accused-of-abusing-his-son.md) — 2026-08-28 — He had previously contacted police about the alleged abuse before confronting the man.
- [POSOBIEC: 'Completely insane' Teen Vogue journo giggling in Clancy courtroom, fawning over Mangione is prime example of 'toxic femininity'](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-completely-insane-teen-vogue-journo-giggling-in-clancy-courtroom-fawning-over-mangione-is-prime-example-of-toxic-femininity.md) — 2026-08-26 — "And oh, yes, we promised that we would name and shame when it came to the toxic feminists in the Lindsay Clancy trial. And here we are delivering on exactly that."
- [LIBBY EMMONS: Why it's insidious for Girl Scouts to offer Muslim badges for prayer and attending mosque](https://humanevents.com/opinion/libby-emmons-why-its-insidious-for-girl-scouts-to-offer-muslim-badges-prayer-and-attending-mosque.md) — 2026-08-25 — It's a way to gain American cultural acquiescence to Islam while remaining segregated and not assimilating to that US culture.
- [LIBBY EMMONS and JACK POSOBIEC: Toxic femininity is to blame for privileged child-killer Lindsay Clancy](https://humanevents.com/news/libby-emmons-and-jack-posobiec-toxic-femininity-is-to-blame-for-privileged-child-killer-lindsay-clancy.md) — 2026-08-21 — "If the future is female, here we are in the middle of it, and it doesn't look so great."
- [POSOBIEC: Cheering for Lindsay Clancy is satanic](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-cheering-for-lindsay-clancy-is-satanic.md) — 2026-08-20 — "There’s only one word for it. It is satanic to cheer someone who murdered their children."
- [Eritrean migrant drags elderly man behind billboard, rapes him next to church](https://humanevents.com/news/eritrean-migrant-drags-elderly-man-behind-billboard-rapes-him-next-to-church.md) — 2026-08-17 — Prosecutors said Desalagne moved the heavily intoxicated victim from a bench to a grass verge before dragging him behind an advertising sign.
- [LIBBY EMMONS: Kudos to Karoline for making the based decision to prioritize motherhood](https://humanevents.com/opinion/libby-emmons-kudos-to-karoline-for-making-the-based-decision-to-prioritize-motherhood.md) — 2026-08-14 — This decision exemplifies her conservative values and what ought to be the values of American culture at large: we should want our mothers to be able to choose the life of full-time motherhood over…
- [POSOBIEC: You don’t make a plea deal with a psycho assassin like Luigi Mangione](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-you-dont-make-a-plea-deal-with-a-psycho-assassin-like-luigi-mangione.md) — 2026-08-13 — "And to give him a plea deal, get him out of two trials, one at the state level, one at the federal level, it's a disgrace."
- [Red Cross removes video featuring Afghan man charged with murdering Christian charity worker, stuffing her body in a suitcase](https://humanevents.com/news/red-cross-removes-video-featuring-afghan-man-charged-with-murdering-christian-charity-worker-stuffing-her-body-in-a-suitcase.md) — 2026-08-07 — "First and foremost, our thoughts are with the family and friends of Elisabeth-Jane Ross. The video will shortly no longer be publicly accessible."
- [EVITA DUFFY to POSOBIEC: Francesca Hong’s war on Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas is classic radical communist aggression](https://humanevents.com/news/evita-duffy-to-posobiec-francesca-hongs-war-on-thanksgiving-halloween-and-christmas-is-classic-radical-communist-aggression.md) — 2026-08-07 — "She goes into a Culver's and she goes on this anti-white racist screed, says she's worried that her son's gonna be around all these white people."
- [Afghan 'asylum seeker' charged with brutal murder of Scottish missionary in Greece, hiding her body in suitcase, stealing identity](https://humanevents.com/news/afghan-asylum-seeker-charged-with-brutal-murder-of-scottish-missionary-in-greece-hiding-her-body-in-suitcase-stealing-identity.md) — 2026-08-06 — Authorities say Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, used the woman's phone after murdering her in an apparent attempt to mislead friends and family about her whereabouts.
- [LIBBY EMMONS: High-trust America has been undermined by imported corruption](https://humanevents.com/opinion/libby-emmons-high-trust-america-has-been-undermined-by-imported-corruption.md) — 2026-08-06 — In contemporary America, there are people who are far more interested in taking whatever they can get for themselves, even as it harms the community and the country, than in doing what's right.
- [Muslim Oxford student says Muslim terrorists aren't Muslim because Islam is peaceful](https://humanevents.com/opinion/muslim-oxford-student-says-muslim-terrorists-arent-muslim-because-islam-is-peaceful.md) — 2026-08-03 — Islamic ideals in the West are something of an invasive species, gaining a foothold, seemingly innocuous, and then destroying everything that was there before it.
- [Laurence Fox requires security team at Oxford Union debate over Islam in the West: 'We were spat at'](https://humanevents.com/news/laurence-fox-requires-security-team-at-oxford-union-debate-over-islam-in-the-west-we-were-spat-at.md) — 2026-08-01 — “I needed a security team to attend and we were spat at, bullied and heckled by a baying mob."
- [Backlash after local Muslims hang prayer mats on Catholic church railings in Ireland](https://humanevents.com/news/backlash-after-local-muslims-hang-prayer-mats-on-catholic-church-railings-in-ireland.md) — 2026-07-29 — "Despite repeated requests from locals... the Muslim residents living nearby have refused to stop hanging their prayer mats and rugs from the Church's railings," David Mullins said.
- [Our Lady of Medjugorje shrine in Herzegovina desecrated, church set ablaze at world-famous Catholic pilgrimage site](https://humanevents.com/news/our-lady-of-medjugorje-shrine-desecrated-church-set-ablaze-at-world-famous-catholic-pilgrimage-site.md) — 2026-07-29
- [Nigerian pastor highlighted by Trump warns 'I am next' after Islamist militia kills 9 of his relatives](https://humanevents.com/news/nigerian-pastor-highlighted-by-trump-warns-i-am-next-after-islamist-militia-kills-nine-of-his-relatives.md) — 2026-07-22 — "A few days ago, Fulani herdsmen sent a threatening letter to me and to members of my church," Dachomo said. "They vowed to attack me and kill me soon, just as they killed nine of my relatives."
- [Irish woman stabbed at church altar moments before Mass in Waterford](https://humanevents.com/news/irish-woman-stabbed-at-church-altar-moments-before-mass-in-waterford.md) — 2026-07-21 — The Diocese of Waterford said it was praying for the victim's recovery. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured parishioner, and we pray for her full and speedy recovery," they said.
- [BREAKING: Suspect in Ann Widdecombe murder revealed to be 28-year-old Joshua Kerry of Rotherham](https://humanevents.com/news/breaking-suspect-in-ann-widdecombe-murder-revealed-to-be-28-year-old-joshua-kerry-of-rotherham.md) — 2026-07-18 — Joshua Kerry is alleged to have attacked the 78-year-old former Conservative MP and Reform spokeswoman at her home in Devon.
- [Mom of Henry Nowak's killer jailed for 3 years over hiding knife to protect son](https://humanevents.com/news/mom-of-henry-nowaks-killer-jailed-for-3-years-over-hiding-knife-to-protect-son.md) — 2026-07-17 — "The absence of the weapon led to Henry dying terrified, alone and disbelieved. Her actions contributed to this."
- [Swedish government faces protest outside DC embassy over removal of Christian family’s daughters due to 'religious extremism'](https://humanevents.com/news/swedish-government-faces-protest-outside-dc-embassy-over-removal-of-christian-familys-daughters-due-to-religious-extremism.md) — 2026-07-14 — Romanian Americans and religious leaders rallied in solidarity with Daniel and Bianca Samson, whose daughters Sara and Tiana were taken into state custody in Sweden.
- [Pope Pius XII excommunicated ALL communists from Catholic church 77 years ago](https://humanevents.com/news/pope-pius-xii-excommunicated-all-communists-from-catholic-church-77-years-ago.md) — 2026-07-14 — Pius XII’s opposition to communism was shaped partially by his earlier experience as a Vatican diplomat in Munich in 1919, when communist revolutionaries reportedly entered his residence and…
- [Greek counterterrorism police arrest 3 suspected anarchist extremists over bombing that killed woman, injured four](https://humanevents.com/news/greek-counterterrorism-police-arrest-three-anarchist-extremists-over-bombing-that-killed-woman-injured-four.md) — 2026-07-13 — The mother of former party candidate Afroditi Nestora was killed in an explosion while trying to put out a fire.
- [Family of imprisoned Chinese pastor freed by Xi praise Trump for intervention](https://humanevents.com/news/family-of-imprisoned-chinese-pastor-freed-by-xi-praise-trump-for-intervention.md) — 2026-07-06 — "We thank the Trump administration for their tremendous leadership."
- [POSOBIEC: The fight over birthright citizenship is not over until we say it's over](https://humanevents.com/news/posobiec-the-fight-over-birthright-citizenship-is-not-over-until-we-say-its-over.md) — 2026-06-30 — "Nothing is over until we say it is."
- [JACK POSOBIEC: Fathers, take your sons to see He-Man](https://humanevents.com/opinion/jack-posobiec-fathers-take-your-sons-to-see-he-man.md) — 2026-06-30 — I showed them the He-Man movie, and now they keep asking to see more He-Man, so I put on the old cartoon. And now they keep running around the house saying, “I have the power!!”
- [Suspect in custody after Islamic prayer center torched in Dublin](https://humanevents.com/news/suspect-in-custody-after-islamic-prayer-center-torched-in-dublin.md) — 2026-06-29 — "The fire at the Islamic prayer center comes as there have been rising tensions in Ireland and the UK over mass migration of persons from across the Muslim world."
- [King Charles declares he's now protector of multi-faith nation, not just Church of England](https://humanevents.com/news/king-charles-declares-hes-now-protector-of-multi-faith-nation-not-just-church-of-england.md) — 2026-06-27 — “His Majesty is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and protects the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation."
- [Brazilian couple sentenced to 50 days in São Paulo homeschooling case over 'neglect'](https://humanevents.com/news/brazilian-couple-sentenced-to-50-days-in-sao-paulo-homeschooling-case-over-neglect.md) — 2026-06-26 — The case began after the couple homeschooled their daughters starting in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [Denmark renews push to BAN Muslim call to prayer](https://humanevents.com/news/denmark-renews-push-for-ban-on-muslim-call-to-prayer.md) — 2026-06-25 — The Social Democrats have previously tried to implement a legal framework for such a ban in 2020 and 2025.
- [Japan Supreme Court orders church linked to Shinzo Abe assassination dissolved](https://humanevents.com/news/japan-supreme-court-orders-church-linked-to-shinzo-abe-assassination-disolved.md) — 2026-06-24 — Abe was shot and killed while giving a campaign speech, with the accused gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, telling investigators that he targeted Abe because he believed Abe had ties to the Unification…
- [SOAD TABRIZI: Trump admin holds trans medical group to account for lying about 'life-saving' nature of medical child sex changes](https://humanevents.com/opinion/soad-tabrizi-trump-admin-holds-trans-medical-group-to-account-for-lying-about-live-saving-nature-of-medical-child-sex-changes.md) — 2026-06-23 — WPATH-backed providers used this line to pressure families into irreversible decisions by framing transition as lifesaving.
