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Mormon elders row back LGBT rule repeal at BYU

Mar 6, 2020

An elder from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued a letter on Tuesday responding to a Mormon... Read more

U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee March 20, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

SBA List announces new spending to reelect Lipinski

Mar 6, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List will make a five-figure investment in the primary race of pro-life Democrat... Read more

Mississippi bill would ban abortions on basis of sex, race, genetic abnormality

Mar 5, 2020

A bill has been introduced in the Mississippi legislature to prohibit abortions being performed because of race, sex, or genetic... Read more

Pope Francis with Peter Lombardi at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, March 28, 2018.

‘Heart of hospitality’ best way for Catholic parishes to serve the disabled

Mar 5, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

How can parishes be welcoming to people with disabilities, and form them in the Catholic faith?  Read more

Then-Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Sept. 2, 2015.

'We must be humble', Cardinal Cupich says as 'Vos estis' task force begins work

Mar 5, 2020

After being named to the Vatican’s task force for the protection of minors against sexual abuse, Cardinal Blase Cupich of... Read more

Chicago, Illinois/USA - March 2, 2020: A sign for early voting in the primary elections.

'Ground Zero for pro-life Democrats': The fight for Dan Lipinski's seat

Mar 5, 2020

By Matt Hadro

As national pro-abortion groups pour money into a Chicago primary race to unseat one of the last pro-life Democrats in... Read more

Syrian refugee.

March for Martyrs aims to raise awareness of persecuted Christians

Mar 5, 2020

By Mary Farrow

This May, For the Martyrs will host the first March for the Martyrs on May 9 in Long Beach, California.  Read more

Portland archdiocese: Coronavirus or no, Communion can be received on the tongue

Mar 4, 2020

The right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue has been affirmed by the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, which... Read more

Bishop Richard J. Malone formerly of Buffalo, N.Y. (File Photo/CNA).

Malone suspended priest secretary who leaked chancery tapes

Mar 4, 2020

The day before he left his office, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo forbade his former priest secretary from celebrating sacraments,... Read more

Brian Carroll. Courtesy photo.

He won’t win. So why is Brian Carroll running for president? 

Mar 4, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Brian Carroll, an evangelical Christian, is the presidential nominee of the American Solidarity Party, a small but growing group based... Read more

Supreme Court of the United States.

Supreme Court hears arguments on Louisiana abortion law

Mar 4, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act on Wednesday, as justices questioned lawyers from both sides... Read more

Child vaccination.

Maine law removes religious exemptions for vaccinations

Mar 4, 2020

Voters in the state rejected an effort to overturn a state law that will go into effect next September. The... Read more

West Virginia state capitol, Charleston.

West Virginia passes bipartisan 'Born Alive' law

Mar 4, 2020

Unlike similar bills to protect children born after at the federal level, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act received widespread bipartisan... Read more

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Editor’s note: Journalist Luke Coppen to join Catholic News Agency

Mar 4, 2020

By JD Flynn

Earlier this week, veteran British journalist Luke Coppen accepted a position as CNA’s Europe Editor.  Read more

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Louisiana abortion clinic rule heads to US Supreme Court

Mar 3, 2020

A Louisiana abortion clinic regulation sponsored by a pro-life Democrat could have a major impact on precedent regarding legal abortion,... Read more

Storm damage to the Church of the Assumption in Germantown, Tennessee.

Tornado hits historic Nashville church

Mar 3, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

An historic Catholic church in the Nashville neighborhood of Germantown was among several buildings seriously damaged by a tornado Tuesday... Read more

President Donal Trump campagning in New Hampshire.

Catholics at conservative conference say they will back Trump, with reservations

Mar 2, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Catholics attending Mass at the Conservative Political Action Conference convention told CNA their support for President Donald Trump’s bid for reelection... Read more

Bishop John Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota offered Mass with members of the USCCB's Region VIII who gathered at the grotto chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Minnesota bishops issue guidelines on transgenderism in Catholic schools 

Mar 2, 2020

By Mary Farrow

The Catholic bishops of Minnesota have published guidelines regarding gender identity and Catholic schools, emphasizing the Catholic mission of schools... Read more

Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church.

Detroit parish designated Michigan's third minor basilica

Mar 2, 2020

The Archdiocese of Detroit announced Sunday that Pope Francis has granted the title of minor basilica to Ste. Anne Church... Read more

Sen. Ben Sasse.

Senators respond to defeat of pro-life bills

Feb 29, 2020

Two pieces of pro-life legislation failed to overcome a Democratic filibuster this week—but two pro-life senators said the bills forced... Read more