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Indianapolis archbishop revokes Jesuit prep school's Catholic identity
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis announced Thursday that a local Jesuit high school will no longer be recognized as a Catholic... Read more
Family Research Council president elected to chair religious freedom commission
The president of a Christian political advocacy and lobbying group has been elected to serve as chairman of the U.S.... Read more
Catholic governor signs law enshrining abortion access
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the Reproductive Privacy Act on Wednesday. The act codifies the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade into state... Read more
May cooler heads prevail regarding Iran, US bishops plead
The US must avoid war with Iran and instead pursue dialogue and engagement, the chair of the US bishops' committee... Read more
Peace Cross can stay, Supreme Court rules
In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled in the case American Legion v. American Humanist Association that the Bladensburg Peace... Read more
Disgraced ex-cardinal ‘Mr. McCarrick’ remains at Kansas friary, one year later
One year after credible allegations of sex abuse of a minor led to his public disgrace, the 88-year-old Theodore McCarrick... Read more
Botched abortions at Missouri's last abortion clinic raise questions
In a legal battle over the closure of Missouri’s last functioning Planned Parenthood, state health department officials cited four botched... Read more
Analysis: One year after McCarrick, what's next for the Church?
Exactly one year after revelations about the sexual abuse of then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were made public, the Church in the... Read more
One year since the McCarrick allegations: A CNA timeline
June 20 marks one year since the announcement that credible allegations of sexual abuse had been raised against then-Cardinal Theodore... Read more
House Democrats pass appropriations bill with Hyde Amendment intact
The House of Representatives passed a combination appropriations bill on Wednesday afternoon that renews the Hyde Amendment, preventing federal Medicaid... Read more
'Transgender' track rules violate Title IX, ADF says
The governing body for high school sports in Connecticut is facing a federal complaint after allowing male students to compete... Read more
California bishops call Catholics to 'ecological spirituality'
On the fourth anniversary of Laudato Si’, the bishops of California challenged the community to grow in an “ecological conversion”... Read more
Families are a radical witness to hope in modern society, Archbishop Gomez says
The Christian family must become a “radical” sign against a climate of despair and isolation Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los... Read more
US Supreme Court will soon decide 'Peace Cross' First Amendment case
Before the month is out, the US Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision in an establishment clause case... Read more
Mom, target of doxing state rep, calls for Sims’ censure
State Rep. Brian Sims is facing possible censure in the Pennsylvania legislature following his harassment and attempts to dox women... Read more
Supreme Court gives second chance to Oregon cake bakers who declined same-sex wedding
An Oregon bakery whose owners declined to make a cake celebrating a same-sex commitment ceremony will get another chance in... Read more
Analysis: How will the USCCB vote in first elections since McCarrick scandal?
While the spring meeting of the U.S. bishops’ conference has only just concluded, some bishops are already looking to the... Read more
Forum forms women in leadership, dignity, faith
The 2019 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum, which met last week, convened more than 100 professional Catholic women in... Read more
Guam's Catholics oppose governor's plan to expand abortion
Catholics in Guam have organized a prayer rally to protest the territorial governor's plan to recruit a doctor willing to... Read more
Meet the bishop who weaves Gospel verses, art, and Tolkien into his ministry
There are bishops who may or may not tweet with any regularity, and then there’s “Amigo de Frodo”, who provides... Read more
