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COVID vaccines: Spokane bishop supports conscience rights, but says priests won't provide religious exemption
After Washington state announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school employees, the Bishop of Spokane said that conscience rights should... Read more
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He once rescued 14,000 refugees – now could he intercede in Afghanistan’s crisis?
As thousands try to escape a crisis in Afghanistan, Catholics could ask the intercession of a man who orchestrated the... Read more
First California March for Life to be held
Pro-life advocates will gather Wednesday at the state capitol in Sacramento for the first California March for Life to show... Read more
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Wisconsin bishops encourage vaccination while affirming conscience rights
The five bishops of Wisconsin on Friday issued a message encouraging vaccination against COVID-19, while maintaining that people ought not... Read more
First Haitian-American Catholic bishop dies at 86
Bishop Guy Sansaricq, a retired auxiliary of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the first Haitian-born bishop in the United States,... Read more
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An encounter at an abortion clinic changed this Catholic actor’s life
Eduardo Verastegui, the producer and star of the film “Bella,” on Saturday recalled a moment where he realized his movie... Read more
Biden ambassador pick a wealthy LGBT activist linked to 'hostile takeover' of religion
President Joe Biden’s pick for Ambassador to Switzerland is Scott Miller, whose Gill Foundation has poured millions of dollars into... Read more
Cardinal Burke off COVID-19 ventilator and back in hospital room, family says
Cardinal Burke's condition is improving, according to the latest update on his battle with COVID-19. Read more
Prayers continue for Cardinal Burke
Prayers for Raymond Cardinal Burke continue to pour in amid unconfirmed reports that his condition is improving. Read more
Chicago priest with a 'pastoral heart' named to Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Father Andrew Liaugminas of the Archdiocese of Chicago has been appointed to serve at the doctrine section of the Catholic... Read more
Police chaplain 'mortified' he mistakenly gave Chicago mayor Communion at Officer Ella French’s funeral
"You know something, I am to blame for that and I am mortified," Fr. Dan Brandt told CNA Friday, explaining... Read more
Proposal for at-home medical abortion puts 'profit ahead of people', says prolife Democrat
A move to eliminate the in-person requirement for medical abortions and to allow abortion pills to be distributed through the... Read more
Appeals court upholds Texas law prohibiting 'live dismemberment' abortions
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a Texas law that prohibits a kind of dilation-and-evacuation abortion known as ‘live... Read more
Chicago, Philly archdioceses tell priests not to provide religious exemption from COVID vaccines
The archdioceses of both Philadelphia and Chicago have instructed their clerics not to assist parishioners seeking religious exemptions from receiving... Read more
Christian response to transgender conflicts needs charity and clarity, Arlington diocese says
Catholics need to show charity for self-identified transgender people without compromising their faith or adopting “simplistic” solutions offered by activists... Read more
Bishop Wall encourages COVID-19 vaccination, while opposing state mandates
Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico released a letter Wednesday reiterating that COVID-19 vaccines can be taken by Catholics... Read more
Puerto Rican bishop recognizes right to conscientious objection to COVID vaccines
The Bishop of Arecibo has recognized the right to conscientious objection to vaccines against COVID-19, and announced that clerics will... Read more
More than 900 abuse claims filed against Buffalo diocese under Child Victims Act
At Saturday’s close of the “lookback” window created by New York’s Child Victims Act, more than 900 child sex abuse... Read more
Mass celebrated in front of Denver's Planned Parenthood starts new phase of prolife ministry
Catholics gathered across the street from Denver’s Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, the largest in Colorado, on Saturday for the launch... Read more
Updated: Cardinal Burke 'in serious, but stable condition'
Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was recently hospitalized with Covid-19, is in "serious, but stable condition," according to an Aug. 17... Read more
