prison
-
Catholic activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong national security trial
Jimmy Lai, the human rights advocate and outspoken Catholic who has faced what supporters say has been years of politicized…
Read More » -
Jimmy Lai’s family responds to 20-year prison sentence
Jimmy Lai’s family is calling on national leaders to help free the Catholic pro-democracy activist after he received a 20-year…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
Jimmy Lai found guilty of national security violations, faces life in prison
A general view shows the West Kowloon court sign where jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
2 priests in Spain threatened with prison for criticizing radical Islam are acquitted
Father Custodio Ballester, a Spanish priest, was acquitted of hate crimes along with another priest and a journalist. / Credit:…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
At U.S. ‘supermax’ prison, foreign-born Muslim with no arms files religious liberty suit
A view of the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, also known as the ADX or “Supermax” prison in Florence,…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
Death of Melkite Catholic in Syrian prison sparks debate over security abuses
null / Credit: Freedom Studio/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Sep 14, 2025 / 08:09 am (CNA). The death of Milad Farakh, a…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
9 people sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder of Myanmar priest
The funeral of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (left), who was martyred in Myanmar on Feb. 14, 2025. /…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Americas
Bishops of El Salvador oppose country being used as ‘international prison’
El Salvador's massive Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT, by its Spanish acronym). / Credit: Courtesy of Office of the President of…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Regina Coeli prison on Holy Thursday
Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli Prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025,…
Read More » -
Catholic News - Pope
Priest of only Catholic parish in Gaza calls for peace, says Gaza is ‘a prison’
The Missionaries of Charity convent located on the compound of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in Gaza, was…
Read More »