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Senators reject claim Amy Coney Barrett 'too Christian' for Supreme Court
Senators on Wednesday decried attacks on Catholic Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s religious beliefs. Read more
Amnesty International's expanded abortion advocacy gets human rights wrong, critic says
An international law expert has criticized Amnesty International’s new support for abortion access through all nine months of pregnancy and... Read more
Bridgeport bishop: Wear a physical mask, but let spiritual masks fall
While wearing physical masks may protect the lives of others during a pandemic, there is another type of mask -... Read more
Catholics aim for national unity with Eucharistic and rosary processions
After riots and protests came to Kenosha, Wisconsin this summer, Archbishop Jerome Listecki led a Eucharistic procession and rosary in... Read more
Diocese asks governor to allow its schools in parts of Brooklyn, Queens to open
Catholics schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn have asked New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to permit four schools in areas... Read more
Green Bay bishop reinstates Sunday Mass dispensation as COVID cases spike
Just two weeks after the dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance was lifted in the Diocese of Green Bay, Bishop David... Read more
Texas grand jury indicts Netflix for 'Cuties'
Netflix has been indicted by a grand jury in Texas on charges of “lewd visual material” in the film “Cuties.”... Read more
Sri Lankan cardinal: It is 'sad and unfortunate' that Easter bombing suspects are released
A year and a half after church and hotel bombings killed 259 people and injured another 500 in Sri Lanka,... Read more
US bishops call for more security funding after wave of church attacks
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami joined other religious leaders in a letter to congressional leaders on Monday, asking for quadrupled... Read more
Biden doubles down on abortion law pledge
Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, repeated his pledge to codify a right to abortion... Read more
Kamala Harris and her pro-abortion donor base
Senator Kamala Harris’ 2016 senate campaign was supported by several large donors who were executives at pro-abortion groups. Harris went... Read more
San Francisco archbishop urges ‘devotion and love’ for Eucharist as indoor Masses resume
At an outdoor rosary rally and Mass held Oct. 3, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone encouraged Catholics to renew their... Read more
US Catholic bishops announce candidates for committee chairs
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced the slate of candidates to fill the eight vacancies for committee... Read more
Majority of Camden diocese abuse claims left unprocessed amid bankruptcy filing
The Diocese of Camden filed for bankruptcy last week, leaving abuse settlements unpaid for about two-thirds of the alleged victims... Read more
Supreme Court judges say Obergefell a 'problem' for religious liberty
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Monday said that the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling is already posing problems for... Read more
Priest in NJ, former prep school chaplain, charged with endangering students
Fr. Salvatore DiStefano, a former boys' prep school chaplain in New Jersey, was charged Thursday with use of children to... Read more
US bishops welcome 'profound and beautiful' Fratelli tutti
The bishops of the United States have praised the release of Pope Francis’ new encyclical, calling it a “profound and... Read more
Bishop Burbidge preaches on human dignity and natural law at Red Mass
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington preached on the sanctity of of life and universal human dignity at the annual “Red Mass”... Read more
'They inspire us every day': Carmelite sisters serve women with disabilities in new home
When asked what life is like in a new home for women with intellectual disabilities, run by the Carmelite sisters... Read more
U.S. bishops pray for ‘full healing’ from coronavirus for Trump, Melania
The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said Sunday that he is praying for a full recovery... Read more
