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Abortion survivor testifies before Senate committee as bishops back bill
Melissa Ohden testified before the committee Tuesday during hearings on the Pain-Capable Child Protection Act, telling senators that “abortion doesn't... Read more
Judge rules asylum seekers cannot be forced to remain in Mexico
Asylum seekers crossing the southern border may no longer have to return to Mexico while their cases are heard after... Read more
Calif. parish hopes parking lot signs will foster fruits of Holy Spirit
Hoping to curb incidents of after-Mass road rage, a Catholic church in San Diego has posted signs throughout the parking... Read more
Abortion reversal hotline sees 'Unplanned' spike in calls
The release and success of the pro-life film "Unplanned" is being credited with an uptick in women seeking information on... Read more
Buttigieg takes aim at faith of Trump administration, social conservatives
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has criticized Vice President Mike Pence for his views on gay marriage, saying that his... Read more
College campus abortion pill mandate reintroduced in California
A California Senate committee has passed a bill requiring student health clinics on college campuses to provide abortion pills. Read more
'Sister strike' gets her own baseball card
A religious sister can expect that if she is faithful to her vows, fervent in prayer, and zealous in following... Read more
Holy See tells UN a 'right to abortion' defies moral, legal standards
The Holy See’s representative to the United Nations told the UN Commission on Population and Development that insistence upon a... Read more
Franciscan University president resigns
Fr. Sean Sheridan, TOR, has resigned as president of Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Fr. Sheridan informed the university’s trustees... Read more
The last Irish priest in Wyoming
“I am the last F.B.I.: foreign-born Irish,” Father Tom Sheridan, a retired priest of the Cheyenne diocese, told CNA. Read more
US bishops, CRS urge administration to grant Venezuelans protected status
Catholic leaders issued a letter Thursday to United States government officials asking for a temporary legal status for thousands Venezuelan... Read more
Appeals court upholds Kentucky ultrasound abortion law
A federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring that abortion doctors show ultrasound images of the baby to... Read more
Emails show Planned Parenthood behind California rule to make churches pay for abortions
A 2014 California rule forcing religious groups, including churches, to cover elective abortions for employees was the result of direct... Read more
Analysis: In DC, Archbishop Gregory's promise of honesty will define him
Archbishop Wilton Gregory told Washington Catholics Thursday that “the only way I can serve this local archdiocese is by telling... Read more
Catholic University students vote to block porn
Students at The Catholic University of America have asked the administration to ban the top 200 pornography websites from its... Read more
‘No backdoors, no end-runs’: Pompeo vows total end to foreign aid for abortion
Mike Pompeo has said the Trump administration is doing its “level best” to prevent foreign aid dollars reaching organizations that... Read more
After Supreme Court ruling, Texas bans all chaplains from execution rooms
The state of Texas has banned all prison chaplains from its execution chamber, following a Supreme Court decision that halted... Read more
Tenn. House passes bill to protect religious liberty of adoption agencies
As other US states have defunded adoption agencies that won't place children with same-sex couples, the Tennessee House on Monday... Read more
SCOTUS won't hear Planned Parenthood investigators' First Amendment claims
Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against a pro-life group that conducted undercover investigations into possible lawbreaking in the abortion industry may proceed,... Read more
Gregory promises DC Catholics 'I will always tell you the truth'
Archbishop Wilton Gregory made an uncompromising commitment to transparency during his introduction to the faithful of Washington, DC, at a... Read more
