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New ministry, UTG at Work, will help professionals share their faith at work
“We’re all about helping people understand that you can live your faith at work,” said Deacon Mike Houghton of UTG... Read more
Bach on a mountain: Wilderness experience informs faith at Wyoming Catholic College
Students at Wyoming Catholic College in Lander, Wyoming, begin their academic careers with a long mountain trek that challenges them... Read more
Group of priests start band to raise money to send youth to World Youth Day 2023
“Priests in Concert” is composed of nine priests from the Archdiocese of Washington. Read more
Benedictines in the U.S. return to organ building
Saint John’s Abbey Woodworking will join forces with Abbey Organ Builders to build organs and serve as a school for... Read more
New Catholic ministry invites the whole family to grow in their faith and in community
Trinity House Community Groups offer families formation, fellowship, and the tools they need to better live out their faith and... Read more
Black Louisiana priest hospitalized after machete attack, race cited as possible motive
Father Stephen Ugwu is being treated for lacerations to his head and body. Read more
Appeals court rules Catholic school allowed to hold employees to moral religious standards
Roncalli High School in Indiana refused to renew the contract of a guidance counselor because she entered into a homosexual... Read more
House passes National Defense Authorization Act with pro-life amendments
Amendments to the defense authorization bill include bans on the military’s spending on abortion travel and transgender surgeries and treatments. Read more
Catholic order sells New Hampshire shrine to Shaker museum
The Enfield Shaker Museum is buying the shrine to Our Lady of La Salette from the Missionaries of La Salette,... Read more
Bishop expresses ‘moral concern’ over U.S. provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine
The Defense Department announced last week it would be sending “additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense... Read more
Bishop Barron, U.S. bishops condemn FDA’s approval of first OTC birth control pill
The U.S. bishops on Thursday condemned the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive “Opill.” Read more
21 international doctors sign open letter against youth transgender ‘transition’ procedures
The doctors argued in the letter published in the Wall Street Journal that the risks of cross-sex hormone usage for... Read more
After bipartisan backlash, California legislators vote trafficking bill through committee
On Thursday evening the Public Safety Committee voted to pass the bill, with the measure receiving near-unanimous approval. Read more
House passes amendments ending military spending on abortion travel, transgender surgeries
The House and Senate must reconcile their versions of the military spending package. Read more
Bill to designate child trafficking a ‘serious felony’ stalls in California
Under state law, “serious” felonies may warrant life in prison or the death penalty. Read more
FDA approves first nonprescription oral contraceptive ‘Opill’
Opill will be available to all ages, available at retail drug stores, without the consultation or guidance of a doctor. Read more
Complex Catholic hospital mergers pose ethics challenge for U.S. bishops
The U.S. bishops’ conference has asked its Committee on Doctrine to address issues such as transgender surgeries and hormone treatments. Read more
Lawmakers grill FBI chief on anti-Catholic memo
The internal memo, dated Jan. 23 and leaked to the press on Feb. 8, outlines a Richmond FBI’s investigation of... Read more
U.S. bishops call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez
Following failed negotiations to free Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, the U.S. bishops called for the imprisoned prelate’s release. Read more
Loyola University offers course in ‘transgender’ health care, including treatment of children
The two-week course purports to “teach students the evidence-based treatment of LGBTQ+ patients in medicine.” Read more
