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Biden pledges support for abortion legislation and funding
Former vice president Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for taxpayer funded abortion during Sunday night’s Democratic presidential debate with Sen.... Read more
Washington Catholic priest is first in US known to be diagnosed with coronavirus
A priest in the Diocese of Yakima, Washington, is the first U.S. priest known to be diagnosed with COVID-19, the... Read more
Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scroll collection fake, scientists say
The Museum of the Bible announced Friday that its entire collection of “Dead Sea Scroll” fragments have been proven to... Read more
Anxious about the global pandemic? Advice from a Catholic psychologist
While the coronavirus has Americans scrambling for canned goods, respirator masks, and even toilet paper, one Catholic psychologist has encouraged... Read more
Arkansas diocese cancels public Triduum services, but keeps ministry alive
As efforts to thwart the coronavirus pandemic continue, one diocese has announced that public Masses will be suspended until after... Read more
Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus
President Donald Trump declared a state of national emergency on Friday, March 13, and outlined plans to help fight the spread of... Read more
House readies coronavirus response bill
The House on Friday readied a bill for passage to fund a response to the Coronavirus pandemic, including free virus... Read more
European Court of Human Rights declines to hear cases of pro-life midwives
The European Court of Human Rights has declined to hear the case of two Swedish nurses denied midwife jobs because... Read more
Archdiocese of Washington ‘directs’ National Shrine to suspend public Mass
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception announced Friday afternoon it will suspend the public celebration of... Read more
'God does not abandon us': US bishops urge prayer, state action over coronavirus
Catholic bishops in the United States offered prayers and encouragement as Congress considers a relief package for the Coronavirus. Read more
'The doors of America's Church are open': National Shrine keeps public Masses after DC shutdown
The shrine is maintaining its public ministry schedule despite the Archdiocese of Washington announcing Thursday that public Mass will be... Read more
Full US appeals court considers Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
The full Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 11 heard arguments over an Ohio law that prohibits abortions... Read more
Portland archdiocese will not cancel public Masses, after Oregon gov bans large gatherings
The Archdiocese of Portland will not cancel public Sunday Masses, after Oregon’s governor responded to the coronavirus pandemic by announcing... Read more
State Department releases annual human rights report
The State Department released its annual human rights report on Wednesday, offering the administration’s summary of the situation in nearly... Read more
Chinese forced labor is in US supply chain, Congressional report finds
Political, ethnic and religious prisoners are being used as forced labor in China, making goods that end up in U.S.... Read more
In Seattle, public Masses suspended, but prayer and ministry continue
The Archdiocese of Seattle has suspended public Masses and closed some Catholic schools, but priests in the archdiocese have been... Read more
Places of worship caught in New Rochelle coronavirus 'containment area'
Places of worship in a New York City suburb are facing unprecedented measures to fend off the spread of coronavirus... Read more
Why this group performs ultrasounds in Nebraska schools
Pregnancy ultrasounds are often intimate moments, performed in the privacy of a doctor’s office. But pregnant volunteers, and one Nebraska... Read more
Seattle archdiocese suspends all public Masses amid coronavirus pandemic
The Archdiocese of Seattle will indefinitely suspend public Masses in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left at least... Read more
Kentucky archbishop does not plan to cancel Masses after governor’s request
Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear on Wednesday encouraged churches to cancel their services in fear of the spreading coronavirus. The Catholic... Read more
