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The funeral of Father Vitus Borogo in the Archdiocese of Kaduna, June 30, 2022.

Nigerian militants appear to target Catholic priests for kidnapping: Why?

Jul 14, 2022

By Douglas Burton, Luka Binniyat

Father Peter Amodu was supposed to say the 5 p.m. Mass at Holy Ghost Parish in southern Nigeria on July... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann

Archbishop Naumann says he is 'sad' over Pope’s handling of Biden, Pelosi on abortion

Jul 14, 2022

By AC Wimmer

The archbishop's comments appeared in a German newspaper, Die Tagespost. Read more

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Green Bay diocese issues gender identity policy consistent with biological sex

Jul 13, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

The Diocese of Green Bay has added a clause to its education policy manual that prohibits the use of pronouns... Read more

The groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the museum and visitor center at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md., June 24, 2022.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine begins renovation of museum, visitor center

Jul 13, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton broke ground last month on a renovation of its museum and visitor... Read more

Father Samuel Giese, pastor of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, speaks on "EWTN Nightly News" on July 11, 2022, about the arson and vandalism that damaged his church.

Pastor says flames did not engulf tabernacle in arson attack on Catholic church in Maryland

Jul 12, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, was attacked on July 10. Read more

The words "My Body My Choice" appear on the Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, Kansas.

Kansas archbishop: Catholic church attacks are ‘un-American’

Jul 12, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Parish buildings and a statue of the Blessed Mother were “extensively defaced” with red spray paint in an “overt act... Read more

Flames visible inside St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 10, 2022.

Pastor of Catholic church in Bethesda, Maryland, describes arson, desecration of tabernacle

Jul 10, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish was one of three Bethesda churches hit by vandalism over the weekend. Read more

Archbishop William Lori, speaks at a Legatus conference on Feb 8, 2013.

Archbishop Lori: Biden's abortion executive order 'disturbing and tragic'

Jul 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

The chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee on Saturday called President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at protecting abortion... Read more

Lauren Muzyka, who was named Pro-Life Woman of the Year last month.

Meet the 'Pro-Life Woman of the Year': Lauren Muzyka of Sidewalk Advocates for Life

Jul 9, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Lauren Muzyka, president and CEO of pro-life group Sidewalk Advocates for Life (SAFL), was named Pro-Life Woman of the Year... Read more

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Surprise! Abortion limits are rather popular, survey says after Roe v Wade overturned

Jul 8, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Abortion limits are surprisingly popular, according to the Harris Poll: half of Americans say abortion should be legal no later... Read more

Lynn Fitch, the Mississippi Attorney General.

Mississippi AG says state must 'strengthen the safety net' as abortion clinic closes

Jul 8, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Thursday that now that legal abortion is banned in the state, it must act... Read more

US President Joe Biden, with (L-R) Vice President Kamala Harris, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, signs an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care services, in the White House in Washington, DC, July 8, 2022.

Biden signs abortion executive order: 'Right to choose' is 'essential'

Jul 8, 2022

By Katie Yoder

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting abortion access in response to the Supreme Court’s decision... Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, Oct. 29, 2021

Biden to sign abortion executive order in response to Dobbs

Jul 8, 2022

By Katie Yoder

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday aimed at protecting abortion access in response to the Supreme Court’s... Read more

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U.S. bishops call for change after Highland Park shooting

Jul 7, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Following the July 4 shooting near Chicago, the U.S. bishops’ conference called for a continued push for change and noted... Read more

Pro-abortion protesters are escorted from Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chicago, June 26, 2022.

Pro-abortion protesters disrupted Mass at Catholic church in Chicago

Jul 7, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Pro-abortion protesters were quickly escorted out of a Mass last month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chicago, according to... Read more

Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC, who was elected superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross July 1, 2022, speaks at the National Religious Vocation Conference in Plano, Texas, November 1, 2012.

Congregation of Holy Cross elects first non-priest superior general

Jul 7, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The Congregation of Holy Cross has elected the Connecticut-born Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., as superior general. He is the first... Read more

Senator Marco Rubio.

Rubio urges that Biden administration honor Hyde amendment regarding abortion travel

Jul 7, 2022

By Maisy Sullivan

Florida Senator Marco Rubio demanded Tuesday that the Biden administration clarify that it will not pay for federal employees’ sick... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

Why Dobbs is a better precedent than Roe

Jul 7, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, it ended almost 50 years of pro-abortion rights jurisprudence. For... Read more

A perpetrator caught on camera vandalized St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and School in Bloomer, Wisconsin,  the night of July 2-3.

Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti 

Jul 6, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin's Chippewa county were vandalized in the past week. Read more

A panel discussion at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C., June 2022.

Women worldwide face sex-based religious persecution

Jul 6, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Maisy Sullivan

Religious women around the world suffer unique forms of violence and persecution because of their sex — and their ability... Read more