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Theodore McCarrick.

McCarrick was a 'devourer of souls,' former priest secretary tells parish

Feb 15, 2020

A priest who was the personal secretary of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick said he is sickened by manipulative fundraising tactics... Read more

Pope Francis ordains 10 men to the priesthood.

'No different from the rest of us'- Priests and mental health care

Feb 15, 2020

By Perry West

After the suicide of a Missouri priest last month, psychologists talked with CNA about the issues priests can face when... Read more

Ballistic missile launch from underwater.

US bishops praise pope's 'clarion call' for nuclear disarmament

Feb 14, 2020

The bishops of the United States released a statement on Friday, calling for the United States and other nuclear powers to... Read more

Government building in Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama.

Alabama state Rep. proposes forced vasectomy law

Feb 14, 2020

An Alabama state representative has introduced a bill that would require men of a certain age or state to have... Read more

More wives, fewer penalties? Utah debates partial decriminalization of polygamy

Feb 13, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

The Utah Senate will consider a bill that would partially decriminalize polygamy after a state senate committee passed it unanimously,... Read more

Catholics leaders in US call for nationwide limit on payday loan interest

Feb 13, 2020

Catholics in the US are pushing for a national, bipartisan bill that would limit the interest rate on payday and... Read more

Crowds at the 2020 March for Life.

Virginia bishops join second annual state March for Life

Feb 13, 2020

Bishop Michael Burbidge opened the rally with a prayer, and thanked the members of the state’s Senate and House of... Read more

International pro-life group says pro-choice bias fueled investigative report

Feb 13, 2020

Heartbeat International, a pro-life group that operates or supports crisis pregnancy centers throughout the world, said a recent investigative report... Read more

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On transgenderism: Common ground, and real differences, between Catholics and radical feminists

Feb 13, 2020

By Mary Farrow

In their efforts to teach the truth in the face of the transgender ideology, Catholics are finding an unlikely ally:... Read more

Lay seminary prof in Buffalo charged with cyberstalking investigative reporter

Feb 13, 2020

The FBI in Buffalo has arrested a lay, adjunct seminary professor who is accused of making a death threat against a... Read more

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin.

After priest says pedophilia 'doesn't kill anyone,' Bishop Tobin responds

Feb 13, 2020

Rhode Island’s Catholic bishop has responded to controversy over a series of remarks from a priest in his diocese, which... Read more

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2014.

Senate to vote on 2 pro-life laws

Feb 13, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Senate will soon vote on two key pieces of pro-life legislation to protect infants surviving abortions and unborn children... Read more

Teen girl on track.

Connecticut students sue over trans-athlete school policy

Feb 13, 2020

Three female high school athletes have sued over a Connecticut policy allowing males identifying as females to compete in girls’... Read more

Coats of arms on display in the Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, after the removal of the arms of Theodore McCarrick.

Gregory orders McCarrick's coat of arms removed from Washington cathedral

Feb 13, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

A display in the cathedral has now been altered so that there is no gap between the arms of current... Read more

Prof. Teresa Stanton Collett. Courtesy photo.

Catholic lawyer grilled on contraception during House hearing

Feb 13, 2020

A Democratic congressman grilled a Catholic female law professor on her beliefs about contraception during a congressional hearing for a... Read more

Abraham Lincoln. Public domain.

Why Abraham Lincoln held a White House fundraiser for this black Catholic parish

Feb 12, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

When black Catholics in DC wanted a church, Abraham Lincoln helped raise the money. Read more

How church-goers voted in the New Hampshire primary

Feb 12, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) narrowly won Tuesday night’s New Hampshire primary, with third-place Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) getting the support... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Sept. 16, 2019.

Archbishop Gomez welcomes 'Querida Amazonia'

Feb 12, 2020

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles commented Wednesday on Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following the Amazon synod, emphasizing... Read more

January 20, 2020: Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar (D) speaks in South Carolina.

Klobuchar says pro-life Democrats 'are a part of our party'

Feb 11, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar said on Tuesday that she would not shut pro-life Democrats out of the party.  Read more

Waving flag with Houston Astros professional team logo.

Seton Hall poll says toss Astros' title

Feb 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A majority of Americans want Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros to be stripped of their 2017 World Series title, according... Read more