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Trump administration officials promise action for global religious liberty
With the latest U.S. report on global persecution of individuals and groups based on their religious beliefs, the Trump administration... Read more
Missouri abortion clinic given until Friday to appeal license revocation
A Missouri judge has agreed to allow the state’s last abortion clinic to continue performing abortions until this Friday, while... Read more
Maryland Christian school sues after being evicted from voucher program
A Christian grade school in Maryland is filing a lawsuit after state officials denied its participation in a voucher program... Read more
Portland diocese to engage third-party system for reporting ethics violations
The Diocese of Portland announced Tuesday it will be using a third-party reporting system for violations of its standards of... Read more
Brooklyn diocese advances sainthood cause of local priest
The Bishop of Brooklyn accepted last week the findings of a nine-year diocesan investigation into the life of Monsignor Bernard... Read more
Austrian women's football team states regret over cancelled game with Vatican club
Vienna's FC Mariahilf football team has issued a statement of regret after a friendly with the Vatican women's football team... Read more
Corpus Christi comes to the Capitol
A group of about 350 people, including priests, sisters, and laypersons, processed through Washington, DC on Sunday to celebrate the... Read more
In responding to gender theory, ‘forming the formators’ is key, educators say
Amid a flurry of headlines denouncing the Vatican for releasing a document condemning “gender theory,” theology professors and Catholic educators... Read more
Cathedral High School in Indianapolis recognizes archbishop's oversight
A Catholic high school in the Indianapolis archdiocese has said it will comply with the archbishop’s instructions to stop employing... Read more
States move to close child marriage exceptions
A growing number of states are considering bans or additional restrictions on child marriages, including in Pennsylvania, where a bill... Read more
Catholic youth group involved in fatal Colorado bus crash
A charter bus carrying members of a Catholic group from New Mexico crashed Sunday in southern Colorado, killing two people... Read more
US bishops oppose immigration raids, Trump defers
On Saturday US President Donald Trump announced he would delay immigration raids meant to begin that weekend, and the US... Read more
How the Church can better respond to the problem of domestic violence
This Sunday, in Catholic parishes across the country, one in four women sitting in the pews will have experienced severe... Read more
Three priests sue Corpus Christi diocese for inclusion in credibly accused list
Three priests have filed suits against the Diocese of Corpus Christi and its bishop, claiming that they were wrongfully included... Read more
Drone strikes and proportionality: What is 'just war?'
President Trump said Thursday that he cancelled a military strike because it was not "proportional," a concept rooted in just... Read more
Wis. Catholic Conference dismayed by veto of abortion bills
As the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin vetoed Friday four bills regulating abortion, Catholics in the state expressed disappointment with the... Read more
The ‘dire’ border crisis continues as federal funds run out fast
Amid of a surge of migrants, many of them minors, seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, federal officials have called... Read more
In final decision, Missouri health department denies license to Planned Parenthood
Missouri’s health department on Friday rejected a license renewal request from a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis, the last... Read more
Planned Parenthood to lose $60 million after Title X ruling
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that new Title X rules, that prohibit funds from going to... Read more
Bishops mark World Refugee Day amid 'biggest migratory crisis since WWII'
Today, on World Refugee Day, the world marks the highest number of forcibly displaced people in nearly 70 years. In... Read more
