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Blessed Sacrament stolen from Texas Catholic parish

Nov 12, 2019

The pastor of a Catholic parish in El Paso, Texas is calling for prayer and reparation after a tabernacle containing... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas.

Archbishop Naumann: Know the pregnancy resources available in your community

Nov 11, 2019

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas announced Monday at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall meeting an... Read more

Bishops gather in Baltimore for the USCCB 2019 Fall General Assembly.

Bishops reject funding hike for USCCB, for now

Nov 11, 2019

By Matt Hadro

While the proposal fell 18 votes short of passage, Archbishop Schnurr said he expected the votes of absent bishops to be... Read more

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston (C) speaks at a press conference during the USCCB autumn general assembly in Baltimore, Nov. 11 2019.

Cardinal DiNardo notes search for justice in last USCCB presidential address

Nov 11, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, outgoing president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, highlighted Monday his experience leading the... Read more

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncios to the US, speaks in Rimini, Italy, Aug. 19, 2018.

US nuncio: Francis' 'pastoral thrust' must reach Americans

Nov 11, 2019

By Ed Condon

The Apostolic Nuncio to the United States told the nation’s bishops that their commitment to evangelization is the measure of... Read more

The USCCB autumn General Assembly in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 12, 2018.

Analysis: USCCB elections and the Church's theological vision

Nov 10, 2019

By JD Flynn

The U.S. bishops’ conference fall meeting is unlikely to offer any surprises to Church observers watching the assembly. In fact,... Read more

Corpus Christi bishop donates bone marrow to save a mother's life

Nov 9, 2019

This week, Bishop Michael Mulvey of Corpus Christi reflected on bone marrow donations and the life of the mother whom... Read more

Impossible burgers.

The Impossible Burger: Ethics and a CNA taste test

Nov 9, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

CNA spoke to Catholic moral theologians to discuss the ethics of eating meat, and the morality of eating faux meat... Read more

Families meet through border fence.

Family demands answers after migrant in ICE custody removed from life support

Nov 8, 2019

Relatives are still seeking answers about an asylum-seeker who was removed from life support after an apparent accident while in... Read more

Second federal court rules against HHS conscience protection rule

Nov 8, 2019

By Matt Hadro

For the second time in two days, a federal judge on Thursday said the Trump administration’s conscience protection rule for... Read more

Holy See won't participate in Nairobi Summit

Nov 8, 2019

The Holy See will not participate in next week's Nairobi Summit, its mission to the UN announced Friday, saying next... Read more

Updated: Pro-life group allowed to open at Florida high school after dispute

Nov 8, 2019

A student pro-life group will launch at Gulf Coast High School in Collier County, Florida, after a Christian legal group... Read more

The Elbert P. Tuttle US Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, home of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Will Trump's judicial appointments matter for abortion, religious freedom?

Nov 7, 2019

By Matt Hadro

US President Donald Trump has nominated more than one-fourth of federal circuit court judges – but what, if anything, might... Read more

The USCCB General Assembly in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 13, 2018.

US bishops counter narrative of resistance to Pope Francis

Nov 7, 2019

The USCCB issued Thursday a statement responding to a recent book which the conference says perpetuates a myth that it... Read more

Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw processes from a Mass to the burial of the unclaimed remains of 175 people, at Calvary Cemetery in Kawkawlin, Mich., Nov. 2, 2019.

Saginaw diocese buries the forgotten dead on All Souls' Day

Nov 7, 2019

On Saturday Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw said a Mass of All Souls' Day for 175 people whose mortal remains... Read more

Facade of Ohio Capital building at night in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio Senate passes two pro-life laws despite legal challenges

Nov 7, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Ohio lawmakers have passed two pieces of new pro-life legislation while court battles challenging earlier pro-life laws continue.   Read more

Survey says: Most Catholics in US reject Church teaching on cohabitation

Nov 6, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Nearly three quarters of Catholics in the United States are not opposed to couples cohabitating before marriage, despite the Church’s... Read more

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup, N.M.

Gallup diocese drops Zoom video conferencing app over abortion support

Nov 6, 2019

The Diocese of Gallup has chosen to stop using Zoom Video Communications for its internet meetings, citing the company's support... Read more

Rape, incest exemptions restored to South Carolina abortion ban

Nov 6, 2019

As the South Carolina legislature considers a bill that would ban most abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable,... Read more

Blessed Stanley Rother and a child in Guatemala.

Construction on Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine begins in OKC

Nov 6, 2019

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City broke ground Sunday on what will be the largest Catholic church in the state—... Read more