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Coronavirus comes to a migrant tent city at US border
More than 1,500 people live in a tent city without running water or adequate sanitation at the border of Texas... Read more
St. Junípero Serra statue destroyed at California state capitol
On the evening of Independence Day, a crowd in Sacramento tore down a statue of St. Junipero Serra, set fire... Read more
Faith-based groups ask Congress to fund international pandemic assistance
A coalition of faith-based organizations is asking Congress to take immediate action to help fund efforts to help fight the... Read more
Texas' Bishop Flores criticizes Planned Parenthood for anti-Mexican ethnic slur
The Bishop of Brownsville, Texas has criticized Planned Parenthood and pro-choice political organizations in the state for use of anti-Mexican... Read more
Rebuilt from the ashes: The story of an American basilica
An immigrant parish, burnt down, with only the crucifix remaining. A parish rebuilt, transformed and a key part in giving... Read more
‘God bless America’ - Popes speak to the United States
Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis each made apostolic visitations to the United States during the... Read more
Missouri cannot block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, high court says
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision that intended to cut Planned Parenthood off from Medicaid funding... Read more
Alleged David Haas sexual assault victim speaks out
A former music and youth minister, who alleges that Haas aggressively kissed and groped her when she was 19, spoke... Read more
San Francisco Catholic archdiocese 'surprised' by order to cease indoor, public Masses
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is pledging to comply with the city and county public health orders barring indoor public... Read more
Massachusetts city recognizes polyamorous 'civil partnerships'
The city of Somerville, Massachusetts, has broadened its definition of domestic partnership to give polyamorous relationships the same rights as... Read more
SCOTUS rejects cases on abortion, Catholic schools, citing recent decisions
After striking down Louisiana’s unsafe abortion law this week, the Supreme Court on Thursday instructed federal courts to reconsider two... Read more
Mississippi bans abortion on sex, race, genetic disability
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Life Equality Act into law on Wednesday, July 1, banning abortion based on sex,... Read more
US bishops ask Trump administration to reconsider federal executions
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked the Trump administration to halt several scheduled executions after the Supreme... Read more
‘An affront to human dignity’: Ethicists react to death of Michael Hickson
Ethicists and disability rights activists have expressed grave concerns over reports of the recent death of Michael Hickson, a black... Read more
How Catholics can work to 'expel this demon' of racism
Gloria Purvis, host of EWTN’s radio show “Morning Glory,” who has served on the National Black Catholic Congress, said on... Read more
New Florida law requiring parental consent for abortion limits harm, Catholic bishops say
After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law requiring parental consent for a minor’s abortion, the Florida Conference of Catholic... Read more
'Soft despotism' of anti-Catholicism on the rise, USCCB religious liberty chair warns
The new leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops on religious liberty has warned of a “soft despotism” of religious intolerance... Read more
Cardinal Dolan: Amid statue toppling, let's avoid a cultural revolution
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York wrote Sunday that the destruction of monuments is detrimental to the knowledge of history,... Read more
What the SCOTUS decision on anti-trafficking rules means for pro-life policies
The Supreme Court is deciding major life and religious freedom cases this term, but one less-recognized ruling could impact billions... Read more
Analysis: What’s next for the Supreme Court and abortion?
Monday’s ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo came as a major letdown for the pro-life movement in the U.S.,... Read more
