
According to the most recent data, the employment field where immigrants—both legal and illegal—make up the largest percentage of the U.S. workforce is the area of domestic help, the Pew Research Center revealed Thursday.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.16 Mar 2017, 10:38 AM PDT0

Pope Francis waded into recent Italian labor disputes Wednesday, declaring that it is a “very grave sin” to eliminate jobs by shutting down factories or closing companies for purely economic reasons.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.15 Mar 2017, 10:00 AM PDT0

A comprehensive new meta-analysis of 50 studies has found that pornography use diminishes men’s levels of “sexual and relational satisfaction.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.15 Mar 2017, 4:17 AM PDT0

Ideology has given way to reality as Pope Francis donated tons of cost-effective “fuel briquettes” to heat the homes of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine this winter.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 Mar 2017, 9:51 AM PDT0

A new report suggests that huge economic interests lurk behind a number of NGOs and cooperatives dedicated to bringing as many immigrants as possible into Europe.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.13 Mar 2017, 8:43 AM PDT0

The Hungarian Foreign Minister said that Europe ignores its Christian roots to its own peril, and its lack of identity makes it difficult to understand or respect other traditions.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.13 Mar 2017, 1:43 AM PDT0

The Christian cross is “not an adornment for the house or a piece of jewelry to wear,” but a reminder of Christ’s love in saving mankind from evil and sin, Pope Francis said Sunday.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.12 Mar 2017, 5:57 PM PDT0

The Turkish Foreign Minister has said that his country is prepared to once again allow migrants passage into Europe if Turks are not permitted to travel in the European Union (EU) without visas.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.11 Mar 2017, 9:26 AM PDT0

The influx of unregulated waves of illegal immigrants poses a “huge security threat to Europe,” according to Hungary’s Foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Mar 2017, 4:54 AM PDT0

Hungary’s foreign minister praised the foreign policy of President Donald Trump, noting that “his approach towards migration is much better for the whole world than the approach of the Democrats.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Mar 2017, 7:14 AM PDT0

The former papal spokesman has denied rumors that Pope Benedict XVI resigned under “tremendous pressures,” including from the Obama administration, asserting rather that he did so under his own volition.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Mar 2017, 6:39 AM PDT0

An Italian archbishop close to Pope Benedict XVI has claimed that the Obama administration may have been complicit in the “tremendous pressures” that led the former pope to resign in 2013.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Mar 2017, 11:12 AM PDT0

A leader of the Christian charismatic movement has declared that the unprecedented resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump signals a deeper, spiritual battle that is taking place over America’s soul.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Mar 2017, 7:08 AM PDT0

A new report from a UN committee on women’s rights has slammed Ireland’s pro-life laws, demanding that the predominantly Catholic nation alter the Eighth Amendment to its constitution that bans the procedure.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Mar 2017, 1:36 AM PDT0

According to latest reports, the number of Christian families who have been driven from the city of al-Arish in North Sinai has swollen to 259, as Islamic State militants continue their violent conquest of the region.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Mar 2017, 2:17 AM PDT0

In a strongly worded email sent to all U.S. citizens abroad Monday, the State Department has issued a “Worldwide Caution” regarding a “continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Mar 2017, 1:01 AM PDT0

The North African nation of Morocco is distinguishing itself through a series of successes in breaking up Islamic terror cells and foiling attacks.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Mar 2017, 8:16 AM PDT0

A youth group of Italians in Israel has denounced the decision of the University of Turin’s student council to cut ties with Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology as a protest over Israel’s military rule over the Palestinians.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Mar 2017, 3:52 AM PDT0

In a curious double standard, a UK-based bioethics council has given the green light for prenatal testing aimed at culling children with Down Syndrome, while simultaneously denouncing abortion based on the sex of the child.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Mar 2017, 1:12 AM PDT0

In his reflections for the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis said that the devil is the “declared enemy” of Jesus, but that Jesus defeated him in “hand-to-hand combat” in the desert.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Mar 2017, 7:57 AM PDT0

An Oregon couple fined $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a lesbian wedding appeared before the Oregon Court of Appeals for the first time on Thursday, in an effort to have the judgment overturned.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Mar 2017, 1:50 PM PDT0

In a new video message, Pope Francis calls attention to the dramatic phenomenon of systematic Christian persecution, urging Christians to pray for their persecuted brothers and sisters throughout the world.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Mar 2017, 10:21 AM PDT0

In a strange juxtaposition of news stories, hundreds of Egyptian Copts have fled the Sinai Peninsula after a series of recent Islamist attacks, just as the highest Sunni imam in Cairo is asserting Islam’s openness to a religiously pluralistic state.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Mar 2017, 3:13 AM PDT0

The Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences has blamed “biological extinction” on global warming, which results from “rich countries’ use of fossil fuels.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Mar 2017, 8:51 AM PDT0

Despite its good intentions, minimum wage legislation overwhelmingly harms many people with disabilities, condemning them to a life of unemployment, according to a recent report.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Mar 2017, 4:44 AM PDT0

A new report on religious persecution in Communist China suggests that things are getting progressively worse, not better, for people of faith in the officially atheist country.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Mar 2017, 12:45 AM PDT0

Moscow has reacted sharply to President Trump’s announcement of a substantial budget increase in military spending, warning that the U.S. can expect a response from Russia.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.1 Mar 2017, 1:37 AM PDT0

European officials are mounting an unprecedented campaign to block President Trump’s putative nomination of Ted Malloch as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union (EU).
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Feb 2017, 2:57 AM PDT0

The state prosecution service of Denmark is bringing blasphemy charges against a man who burned a copy of the Koran in his garden and then posted a video of the act on a Facebook page.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Feb 2017, 1:19 AM PDT0

As debate rages at the national level over a proposed anti-Islamophobia motion, the Ontario legislature has passed its own motion condemning “all forms of Islamophobia” and rebuking “the notable growing tide of anti-Muslim rhetoric and sentiments” in the Canadian province.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Feb 2017, 5:39 AM PDT0