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Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says
A significant minority of Americans would favor genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an... Read more
National Archives signs agreement to ensure free speech at museum after alleged pro-life discrimination
The agreement comes in response to a lawsuit filed after several people were asked by National Archives Museum staff to... Read more
Witness to horror: A Christian farmer in Nigeria saw his family massacred
Clement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by... Read more
New York Encounter kicks off this weekend: Here’s what you need to know
The New York Encounter is an annual cultural event that focuses on the elements of truth, beauty, and goodness in... Read more
Court decides to reconsider Connecticut’s transgender athlete case
A federal appeals court announced Feb. 13 it will rehear a lawsuit filed by female athletes who say they were... Read more
Canadian government moves to delay expanding assisted suicide to include the mentally ill
Legislation would delay by one year plans to include mental illness among the list of eligible conditions under the country’s... Read more
Catholic groups join fight against FDA approval of abortion pill
Pro-life organizations, members of Congress, and state attorneys general have signed amicus briefs in support of an Alliance for Hippocratic... Read more
Synod on Synodality: North American delegates embark on writing retreat
The delegates for North America are in Orlando, Florida, until Feb. 17 to work on composing a document called a... Read more
Archdiocese of Miami offers to take in priests exiled from Nicaragua
Archbishop Thomas Wenski announced that his archdiocese will receive with open arms the Nicaraguan priests and seminarians who were deported... Read more
Bishops open registration for first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years
The National Eucharistic Congress will take place in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024, and organizers say it will be “a defining... Read more
Judge upholds Maine law on retroactive abuse lawsuits, says Catholic diocese challenge has a point
The judge acknowledged that attorneys for the Catholic Diocese of Portland raised “serious” constitutional concerns in their legal challenge. Read more
‘Understand that he still loves you’: Catholics mourn victims of Michigan State shooting
A Mass was offered Tuesday night at St. John Church and Student Center on MSU’s campus for the repose of... Read more
Imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop deserves US support, religious freedom advocates say
“This miscarriage of justice will not be forgotten,” USCIRF Commissioner Frederick A. Davie said Feb. 14. Read more
South Dakota bans trans drugs, sex-change surgery for minors
In addition to banning the drugs and surgeries, the new law sets penalties for doctors who refuse to follow the... Read more
Atlanta airport gets a 24/7 eucharistic chapel
Airline workers and travelers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence... Read more
Bishop Barron: Latin Mass is here to stay, but new locations to be chosen
“Bishop Robert Barron ... has no intention of eliminating the celebration of the Mass in this form in the Diocese... Read more
Lawsuit: National Archives Museum staff wrongly harassed pro-life visitors
Pro-life advocates who visited the museum last month have filed a lawsuit charging that museum staff told them to remove... Read more
Ohio train derailment: Catholic diocese prays as concern about hazardous fumes rises
A train derailment in rural Ohio led to a major ecological disaster after hazardous materials caused a massive fire and... Read more
Archbishop Naumann responds to Cardinal McElroy: ‘Radical inclusion’ can’t supersede Catholic doctrine
The leader of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, has written a response to recent calls to reconsider the Church’s... Read more
San Diego Diocese may file for bankruptcy amid abuse claims
At issue, Cardinal Robert McElroy said, is a mounting number of abuse claims filed under a three-year window opened by... Read more
