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Catholic doctor honored for service during COVID-19 pandemic
A neurologist who responded to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020 has been awarded... Read more
Orthodox leader discusses religious freedom, climate change with Biden
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I discussed religious freedom and climate change with U.S. leaders on Monday in Washington, D.C., and announced... Read more
Head of Christian advocacy group resigns over ties to illegal campaign donations
The president of an advocacy group for Middle Eastern Christians has resigned from the organization over his connection to illegal... Read more
Abortion is failing women: An interview with Angela Wu Howard
Legal scholar Angela Wu Howard is one of the signers of an amicus brief in the Dobbs abortion case that... Read more
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US bishops warn against ‘extreme’ abortion provisions in budget bills
Spending bills introduced last week in the U.S. Senate would force employers and insurers to cover and pay for abortion,... Read more
Human rights begin in the womb, Cardinal Dolan says
The first step to ending all forms of violence in society— whether related to crime, racism, or poverty— is ending... Read more
Oklahoma City archbishop issues call to prayer for end to abortion, death penalty
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City has issued a call to prayer for the abolition of the death penalty and... Read more
Indigenous prayers, dancing in San Bernardino Synod Mass spark backlash
The Diocese of San Bernardino says its opening Mass for the Synod on Synodality Oct. 17 sought to celebrate the... Read more
Here’s how to take a local Catholic pilgrimage in the U.S.
The most popular pilgrimages for Catholics range from the Holy Land to the Camino de Santiago. But, pilgrims should know,... Read more
Will Roe be overturned? Here are 6 notable Supreme Court decisions that have been struck down
Interest in instances where the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned its prior decisions is heightened now because of Dobbs v.... Read more
Catholics pray after Alabama executes death row inmate
Alabama executed inmate Willie B. Smith III on Thursday evening, Oct. 20, marking the first execution in the state since... Read more
Why legal abortion is bad precedent: Roe v. Wade critics make the case to Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court considers whether to overturn its precedents mandating legal abortion nationwide, critics of legal abortion have argued... Read more
Christians pray, fast for release of missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
The ringleader behind the kidnappings of 17 missionaries in Haiti has threatened to kill the hostages unless he received his... Read more
College football coach, Ignatian scholar team up for video project
Mike Gutelius, head football coach of The Catholic University of America, and world-renowned Catholic speaker, Fr. Timothy Gallagher, O.M.V., set... Read more
Supreme Court to hear challenges to Texas heartbeat law
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider two legal challenges to Texas’ pro-life heartbeat law, just weeks before it... Read more
Father Bill Atkinson canonization cause completes first phase, moves onto Rome
Father Bill Atkinson, an Augustinian priest from Philadelphia who died in 2006, is one step closer in the cause for... Read more
Bishops of Lake Charles, Raleigh issue statements on Latin Mass
Three months after the release of Traditionis custodes, Pope Francis’ restrictions on traditional liturgies, U.S. bishops are continuing to implement... Read more
Santa Fe archdiocese: Woman's attempted ordination invalid
The supposed ordination of women is invalid, the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe reiterated Monday, shortly after... Read more
Denver archbishop denounces ‘anti-Semitic and hateful vandalism’ at two schools
Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver denounced recent incidents of “anti-Semitic and hateful vandalism” that occurred at two area schools last... Read more
Missouri Christian church wins settlement over coronavirus restrictions on worship
A Kansas City-area Baptist megachurch has reached a $150,000 settlement with the county over coronavirus restrictions, with the church claiming... Read more
