Half of all students at Catholic colleges identify as Catholic, and 62 percent of all students are women.

Under the new regulations, lower-level officials can oversee the activities of China’s religious communities—a move expected to lead to intensified harassment of Christians and churches.

Word of homeless people being turned away from shelters during the cold snap did reach Toronto’s ombudsman office, and an investigation into shelter space and access to it has been initiated.

“You will see many protests during his mandate...because Honduras hasn’t fixed its age-old problems of inequality, exclusion, poor educational and health system, corruption and impunity.”

“We are losing three generations of people, and we need to hear why,” said Bishop Mark O’Connell.

“Separating fathers from families has been going on for a while. But now, even mothers are being separated from their children.”