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Oklahoma judge denies effort to halt ban on D&E abortions
The Oklahoma County District Court has denied a motion to pause a law banning a common abortion procedure during the... Read more
Austin bishop saddened by city's intention financially to support abortion
Last week the Austin City Council voted to provide funding for costs associated with abortion, a move that was protested... Read more
Pro-life policies and border funding fuel Congressional budget deadlock
With the end-of-the-month deadline for Congress to pass legislation to fund the federal government fast approaching, lawmakers remain at odds... Read more
Cincinnati archbishop 'anticipating' Vatican investigation into handling of abuse case
Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati has submitted a report to Rome, following criticism of the archdiocese’s handling of allegations of... Read more
Beware scammers, Cardinal Dolan warns, after online fraudster targets followers
Cardinal Timothy Dolan issued a statement Monday clarifying that he would never use social media to privately solicit donations after an online scam... Read more
Massachusetts bishops say action is urgently needed on climate change
The bishops of Massachusetts warned in a new pastoral letter that climate change has reached a crisis level and requires... Read more
Louisville's Archbishop Kurtz will return to Kentucky before cancer surgery
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who announced in July a diagnosis of the most common form of bladder cancer,... Read more
California Catholic Conference asks governor to veto college abortion bill
California legislators passed a bill Friday that would require all state universities to offer medication abortions, despite the objections of... Read more
Ousted Planned Parenthood president says board violating contract on terms of exit
Dr. Leana Wen, the former president of Planned Parenthood whom the board fired in July amid a dispute over the... Read more
More than 2,000 aborted remains discovered at doctor's home
An investigation has been launched by police after more than 2,000 remains of aborted children were found at the former home of... Read more
Man jailed for threatening Little Sisters of the Poor set for bail hearing
A Pennsylvania man who sent online threats to the Little Sisters of the Poor is asking a federal court to... Read more
Missouri AG refers 12 former clerics for prosecution
Missouri attorney general Eric Schmitt released Friday a report on his investigation into sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clerics... Read more
Judgment reached in Knights of Columbus contract lawsuit
A federal jury concluded Thursday that the Knights of Columbus breached a verbal contract with a technology company that hoped... Read more
Bishop Bransfield's life of luxury
Bransfield spent nearly one million dollars on private jets and over $660,000 on airfare and hotels during his 13 years... Read more
Bishops say reducing refugee numbers 'wholly counter to our values'
As the Trump administration reportedly considers further cuts to U.S. refugee admissions, the leader of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee has stated... Read more
Catholic bishops, leaders lament U.S. decision to deny Bahamian immigrants TPS
U.S. officials announced Wednesday that a protective immigration status will not be extended to Bahamian migrants, despite the small country’s... Read more
ND judge nixes law requiring doctors to inform women on abortion pill reversal
After a North Dakota judge nixed part of a new law requiring doctors to inform their patients about abortion pill... Read more
Florida parents who refused chemo for child denied custody
A judge in Florida has denied a couple custody of their four-year-old son, who has leukemia, because there is “imminent... Read more
Ahead of fiscal deadline, senators use budget process to attack Mexico City Policy
US Senate Democrats sought to repeal the Mexico City Policy this week in an appropriations bill, raising concern that some... Read more
