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Santa Fe archdiocese to file for bankruptcy
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Read more
‘We must not hide from suffering,’ Iraqi archbishop says on Red Wednesday
In Washington’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Catholics and Church leaders from four continents gathered Wednesday... Read more
Analysis: How sexual misconduct reforms might begin in U.S. dioceses
Some U.S. bishops have told CNA they now realize that if they want to initiate new reforms, they’ll have to... Read more
Senate moves to end U.S. support of Yemeni conflict
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a procedural motion to advance a resolution that could end U.S. involvement... Read more
US Congress passes bill to relieve Christians, Yazidis in Iraq and Syria
The US House of Representatives passed Tuesday H.R. 390, a bill titled “Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act,”... Read more
US bishops ask Senate to pass prison reform bill
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a letter last week urging the Senate to pass the bipartisan First... Read more
Pro-life students ask Trump to defund Planned Parenthood
Students for Life has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to defund Planned Parenthood, and encouraged pro-life advocates to ask the... Read more
Why do Central Americans join ‘migrant caravans?’
As policymakers and migrants consider their next steps, some have asked why migrants leave Central America to make a dangerous... Read more
District attorney searches Houston archdiocese
Investigators have executed a search warrant on the chancery offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. A search warrant obtained by... Read more
CDC report says abortion rates continue to fall
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that abortion rates in 2015 reached their... Read more
Tennessee diocese seeks to exhume remains of pastor on path to sainthood
The Diocese of Knoxville is seeking to unearth the remains of a Tennessee pastor whose canonization cause is currently open.... Read more
Free Catholic school tuition offered to kids displaced by Camp Fire
After 17 days of scorching more than 150,000 acres in northern California, the Camp Fire - one of the states... Read more
Chinese scientists, officials denounce gene-editing of embryos
A Chinese scientist’s claim to have created a gene-edited baby has been met with an outpouring of condemnation, with critics... Read more
Court motions filed as atheist group sues for churches to file tax returns
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a motion to intervene after lawyers from the Freedom from Religion Foundation sued the... Read more
Catholics in Tennessee, Virginia pray as their bishops face surgery
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, VA, is recovering after a scheduled surgery for prostate cancer on Nov. 27. Bishop Richard... Read more
U.S. Catholics respond to use of tear gas at the border
Catholic groups have reacted to the use of tear gas at the U.S. - Mexico border Sunday, calling the situation... Read more
Pope names Texas auxiliary to lead Diocese of Monterey
Pope Francis has chosen Bishop Daniel Elias Gracia as the new Bishop of Monterey, California. The diocese of Monterey has... Read more
Claim of creating genetically-edited babies prompts ethics dispute
A Chinese scientist says he has created the first genetically edited babies, a claim that has led members of the... Read more
Texas diocese says border wall on Church land violates religious freedom
The Diocese of Brownsville, Texas is pushing back against a government effort to use Church property to aid in the... Read more
CUA social work dean resigns over Kavanaugh tweets
A professor at The Catholic University of America has resigned as head of the university’s social work department, after a... Read more
