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NY governor vows to help Texas women have abortions in her state
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday said that if women in Texas are seeking an abortion, she will help... Read more
Theodore McCarrick faces new sex abuse lawsuit in New Jersey
Three sex abuse lawsuits, including one naming disgraced former archbishop Theodore McCarrick as the alleged abuser, were filed on Thursday,... Read more
Catholics the most vaccinated religious group for COVID-19, new study shows
Catholics are the religious group most vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, according to a new national survey by... Read more
Federal judicial nominee grilled over 1990s religious freedom case
Multiple senators accused a judicial nominee of being hostile to religious freedom during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Read more
The Papal Foundation provides $800K in scholarships for studies in Rome
The Papal Foundation awarded nearly $800,000 in scholarships to 96 priests, brothers, sisters, and lay faithful as part of the... Read more
Paterson bishop: Vaccination exemption for clergy 'will be minimal'
Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson wrote to clerics of his diocese Tuesday to ‘strongly encourage’ their vaccination against COVID-19. Non-medical... Read more
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Justice Department asks judge to block Texas abortion law during legal challenge
The US Department of Justice asked a federal judge on Tuesday to issue a preliminary injunction against Texas’ law prohibiting... Read more
Live Action says Google’s removal of pro-life ads ‘unprecedented’
According to the pro-life group Live Action, the search engine Google canceled its advertisements for abortion pill reversal services. The... Read more
US bishops push for pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants
As members of Congress this week advanced language providing a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, the U.S.... Read more
Judge temporarily blocks New York vaccine mandate, lacking religious exemption, for medical workers
A federal court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which disallowed... Read more
America's return to God after 9/11 didn't last long, priest says
Father John A. Perricone recalled how his noon Mass at St. Agnes in Manhattan on 9/11 was packed with people,... Read more
Catholic Hong Kong activist honored at prayer breakfast
A Hong Kong Catholic democracy advocate was honored in absentia on Tuesday at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington,... Read more
Unity can only come from God, bishop tells prayer breakfast
True unity comes from God and is not something created by man, the bishop of the Ordinariate of the Chair... Read more
What a Dominican priest from the Midwest has learned about Catholic-Muslim dialogue since 9/11
Real-life relationships and a “holy curiosity” must be the basis for Catholic-Muslim dialogue, says a Dominican priest whose college discussions... Read more
Unvaccinated clergy in Lexington, Kentucky barred from ministering to the sick and homebound elderly
Priests of the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 may not minister to the sick... Read more
It's time to start telling the truth about St. Junípero Serra
Misinformation and deliberate disinformation continue to surround the memory of St. Junípero Serra, the Apostle of California. Read more
Bishops report 95 attacks on Catholic churches in US since May 2020
There have been at least 95 reported incidents of vandalism of Catholic churches across the United States since May 2020,... Read more
‘A willingness to start with ‘yes’’: How one Catholic school graduated its first student with Down syndrome
Tears flowed down the faces of Abigail “Abby” Agudelo’s classmates, as earlier this year she became the first student with... Read more
Archbishops criticize ‘outrageous’ claims against St Junipero Serra
A California bill to replace a statue of St. Junipero Serra at the state capitol unfairly slanders the saint’s legacy,... Read more
Pope Francis implores Slovakia’s Christians to pursue ‘freedom’ in Christ over comfort
After he arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, Pope Francis exhorted the country’s Christian leaders to prefer God to comfort and... Read more
