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Smithfield Foods pork plant in South Dakota was closed for weeks in the wake of its coronavirus outbreak.

In South Dakota, cash grants aim for solidarity amid the pandemic

May 12, 2020

By Perry West

A Catholic foundation in South Dakota aims to serve the poor amid the pandemic  Read more

Saginaw diocesan employee alleges retaliation after reporting abuse

May 12, 2020

An employee of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan is suing the diocese, alleging that his fellow employees retaliated against him... Read more

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, pictured in 2016.

Cuomo orders expanded window for NY sex abuse lawsuits, citing coronavirus

May 12, 2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to extend for five months the legal window for victims... Read more

A Mass said at St. Mary's in Alexandria, Va., June 18, 2017. The church was named a minor basilica Jan. 14, 2018. Photo courtesy of the Basilica of Saint Mary.

Virginia parishes near DC face delays in reopening

May 12, 2020

By Matt Hadro

As Virginia’s governor halted the reopening of several northern counties on Tuesday, the Diocese of Arlington said that Bishop Michael... Read more

Federal judge blocks Kentucky governor's soon-to-expire ban on religious services

May 11, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

With Kentucky already set for a limited resumption of religious services May 20, a federal judge has said Gov. Andy... Read more

Six retired Jesuits died of coronavirus at order’s Philadelphia infirmary

May 11, 2020

By Perry West

Six retired Jesuit priests who resided at an infirmary of the society in Philadelphia died last month of coronavirus.  Read more

Female high school students track race. Crdit: Don Landwehrle/Shutterstock

Lawyers must call male runners 'trans females' in athletics lawsuit

May 11, 2020

Attorneys are calling for a federal judge to recuse himself from a transgender sports case, after the judge instructed that... Read more

Catholic church in NJ buries two abandoned infants

May 11, 2020

A New Jersey Catholic church buried two infants May 8 who were found dead at a recycling center a few... Read more

Supreme Court of the United States.

Supreme Court hears case on right of Catholic schools to fire religion teachers

May 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Supreme Court justices on Monday heard arguments for and against extending the Civil Rights Act’s “ministerial exception” to Catholic schools when they... Read more

This ministry is hosting a virtual retreat for infertile people on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2020

By Mary Farrow

Mother’s Day is going to look different for most families this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more

Thousands of Catholic parishes find relief in government payroll loans 

May 8, 2020

As parishes and dioceses across the country deal with a drop in collections and the prospects of layoffs amid the... Read more

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield Illinois.

Illinois Catholics long for 'normal life' after governor announces lockdown plan

May 8, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Under current plans, groups of more than fifty people may not be able to gather in the state for another... Read more

Arkansas state capitol.

Federal judge says state can require COVID-19 tests before abortions

May 8, 2020

A federal judge in Arkansas on Thursday upheld the state’s requirement that women obtain a negative coronavirus test before having... Read more

Andrew Walther. Courtesy photo.

Andrew Walther appointed president of EWTN News

May 8, 2020

EWTN Global Catholic Network, the world’s largest Catholic media organization, announced Friday that Andrew Walther – an experienced Catholic journalist,... Read more

How some parishes are slowly bringing back public Masses

May 8, 2020

By Mary Farrow

On Sunday, March 15, Nebraskans in the Diocese of Lincoln still had a choice of whether or not they wanted... Read more

What Catholic business ethics brings to the coronavirus crisis

May 7, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

A Christian ethic of service and solidarity must be an important feature of the business response to the coronavirus epidemic... Read more

Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fargo.

Catholic teen seeks to inspire neighborhood with Marian sidewalk art

May 7, 2020

By Perry West

A young Catholic artist has drawn an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her parents' driveway bringing religious art... Read more

Data contradicts Harvard professor's assertions about homeschooling

May 7, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

A Notre Dame sociologist is using data to challenge a Harvard Law professor’s assertions that homeschooling is “dangerous”, and detrimental... Read more

President Donald Trump during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House.

White House hosts service for National Day of Prayer

May 7, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The White House service for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday focused on protection from the coronavirus pandemic. President... Read more

Our Lady of Fatima.

Fatima confirms no pilgrims for May 13 feast day celebrations

May 7, 2020

For the first time in over a century, the annual May 13 celebrations at the Fatima shrine will take place... Read more