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Colo. baker sued a third time, for refusal to make cake signifying gender transition
Jack Phillips, a Christian cake baker based in Colorado, is being sued for a third time for declining to make... Read more
Meet the new bishops in the USCCB
At the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' biannual assemblies, new members of the US episcopate are announced, to much applause.... Read more
Judge issues injunction to keep MO abortion clinic open another two weeks
Judge Michael F. Stelzer of Missouri Circuit Court in St. Louis granted the city’s Planned Parenthood clinic a preliminary injunction... Read more
US religious freedom ambassador laments widespread silence on Uyghurs
Islamic countries should be more vocal in criticizing China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnoreligious group, the US ambassador-at-large... Read more
Analysis: The laity - the who and the how in sexual abuse reform
Two major themes emerged at the USCCB Tuesday: a desire to see a defined role for laity in the process of... Read more
Church must be present to migrants and refugees, USCCB leaders say
The Church needs to be present to migrants and refugees in the U.S. who are facing detention or deportation, and... Read more
L.A. archdiocese reiterates support for religious sisters in convent dispute
After a story in the New York Post sparked new interest the drama of a years-long legal dispute involving Katy... Read more
US bishops open debate on abuse reforms
On the morning of the first day of the USCCB’s General Assembly in Baltimore, discussion began on three proposals to... Read more
Nuncio recommends synodality, 'walking together' to US bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring General Assembly kicked off in Baltimore Tuesday with a brief address... Read more
Lay advisers urge US bishops to press for release of McCarrick documents
Advisory bodies to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called Tuesday for the bishops to urge the Holy See to... Read more
Catholic 'gender theory' document: clarity for a wounded, oversexed culture?
Catholic commentators have welcomed a Vatican document warning that gender theory is a cultural and ideological revolution that undermines both... Read more
Bishops to return 'gifts' from West Virginia's Bishop Bransfield
Several bishops and other Church leaders have said they will return money given to them by retired West Virginia Bishop... Read more
Southern Baptists convene to discuss handling of sex abuse allegations
While the Catholic bishops of the United States convene in Baltimore this week, with the addressing of clergy sex abuse... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Abortion a perverse ‘sacrament' for Democratic Party leaders
Joe Biden, the former senator and vice president and now a Democratic presidential hopeful, once represented a more moderate position... Read more
Katy Perry convent real estate drama reignites
Sister Rita Callanan, the last surviving member of the Order of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed... Read more
Peoria bishop 'overjoyed' that Venerable Sheen's body will be transferred
The Diocese of Peoria has confirmed that the Archdiocese of New York has “indicated their willingness” to cooperate with the... Read more
USCCB to discuss abuse crisis and future priorities at Baltimore meeting
The U.S. bishops’ conference will convene in Baltimore this week, to discuss the ongoing clerical sexual abuse crisis, and to... Read more
Fulton Sheen remains will move to Peoria, NY archdiocese says
The Archdiocese of New York will work to help transfer the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a spokesman for the... Read more
Alabama plans chemical castration for pedophiles seeking parole. Ethicists raise concerns
A Catholic ethicist raised concerns over a bill that would mandate “chemical castration” as a condition of parole for incarcerated... Read more
Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis announces synod
Minnesota’s largest diocese will hold a synod— a meeting designed to help the bishop shepherd his local flock— during Pentecost... Read more
