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Vermont bill would bar any government restrictions on abortion
A bill was introduced in the Vermont House of Representatives Tuesday that would prohibit public entities from interfering with or... Read more
Pro-life advocates gather in San Francisco for Walk for Life West Coast
The Walk for Life West Coast aims to gather thousands of pro-life advocates in San Francisco in the next days... Read more
Two-thirds of US bishops do not believe women should be ordained deacons
A survey of bishops in the US released this week found that among respondents, 41 percent believe it theoretically possible... Read more
DC attorney general proposes bill to make clergy mandatory reporters
The bill would extend to a range of positions and professions across church, state, and private insitutions, but provides explicit... Read more
Iowa heartbeat abortion law struck down by state judge
An Iowa judge struck down Tuesday a law basing an abortion ban on a fetal heartbeat, blocking the implementation of... Read more
Arizona bill seeks to tax access to online pornography
An Arizona lawmaker has introduced a bill that would charge a fee to people buying electronic devices in the state... Read more
Basilica confirms Nathan Phillips protest attempted Mass disruption
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has confirmed that protesters led by the Native American activist... Read more
The evolving response of the Church in Kentucky to the Covington Catholic incident
How Kentucky's Catholic leaders have responded to a situation involving Covington Catholic High School students. Read more
‘This is progressive?’ New York bishops react to new abortion law
Catholic leaders in New York have spoken out against the passage of an expansive new abortion law in the state.... Read more
Not so neutral: Colorado's sex ed bill could marginalize Catholics
A “comprehensive sex education” bill in the Colorado legislature would require public schools to adopt a curriculum that could stigmatize... Read more
Appeals court upholds La. law regulating abortion clinics
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected a request from abortion rights' advocates to rehear a case challenging... Read more
Meet the kids who traveled 24 hours on a bus to stand up for the unborn
The Diocese of Lincoln sent more than 200 young people to Washington, D.C., to stand up for the unborn, and... Read more
Updated: Nathan Phillips rally protesters attempted to disrupt Mass at DC’s National Shrine
While demonstrators chanted and played ceremonial drums, protesters at a rally led by Nathan Phillips attempted Jan. 19 to enter... Read more
US Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender persons serving in the military to go... Read more
Lori laments racism in American society and Church
Archbishop William Lori has issued a major pastoral reflection on the subject of racism in American society and the Church... Read more
Navy chaplains appointed military archdiocese auxiliary bishops
Pope Francis appointed Tuesday two Navy chaplains, Fr. Joseph Coffey and Fr. William Muhm, as auxiliary bishops for the U.S.... Read more
Latest Planned Parenthood numbers show more abortions—and higher profits
Planned Parenthood, the largest performer of abortions in the U.S., has released its annual report, and its critics object to... Read more
‘Zimbabwe is burning’: Bishops call for peace amid violent protests, crackdown
As political protests in Zimbabwe have turned violent and even fatal, reportedly leaving at least 12 people dead, the bishops... Read more
Notre Dame to cover prominent Columbus murals
A series of murals depicting Christopher Columbus' life and exploration displayed at the University of Notre Dame will be covered... Read more
Martin Luther King Jr hailed as an example of 'artisans of peace'
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston has called civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. an exemplar of the “artisans of... Read more
