Archive for March 12, 2025
Senators press small business agency on Planned Parenthood’s ‘unlawful’ use of COVID funds
Sens. Rand Paul and Joni Ernst sent a letter requesting documents and records related to Planned Parenthood’s receipt of Paycheck... Read more
Families of Israeli hostages met with Catholic support during D.C. visit
An intimate group of about 20 people attended the panel, including several representatives of the Philos Project, a multi-denominational Christian... Read more
Cardinal Koch: ‘Suffering of illness’ a great challenge for aging Pope Francis
Before leading Tuesday evening’s recitation of rosary, held inside the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Koch drew parallels in the... Read more
Catholic democracy advocate Jimmy Lai ‘fighting for his beliefs’ during long trial
Jimmy Lai, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and a human rights activist, has been on trial since... Read more
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay foreign aid contracts for finished work
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make foreign aid payments to nongovernmental organizations for completed work. Read more
Trump NIH director nominee calls for ethical alternatives to aborted fetal tissue research
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said he would seek ethical alternatives to using medical research based on cell lines taken from fetal... Read more
Chaldean Catholic patriarch: ‘Many Muslims contact me to find out how Pope Francis is doing’
The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope... Read more
Kansas governor says ‘black mass’ must take place outside state capitol building
The organizer of the group planning the “black mass” has been telephoning the Kansas Catholic Conference to boast of his... Read more
