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Did Planned Parenthood cover up child abuse and sex trafficking?
In 2011, after undercover footage appeared to show Planned Parenthood officials failing to report suspected sex abuse of minors, the... Read more
Baptist congregation votes Jesus statue out for being 'too Catholic'
Jesus is being evicted from a South Carolina church, and he must be out by the end of the month. Read more
CUA appoints new dean of music, drama, and art
The Catholic University of America announced Tuesday that Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw has been appointed dean of the university's school of music. Read more
US Secretary of State announces major religious freedom meeting
The U.S. government will host its first-ever Ministerial Meeting to Advance Religious Freedom this summer, newly-confirmed Secretary of State Mike... Read more
US Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Arkansas abortion pill law
The Supreme Court will not hear Planned Parenthood’s challenge to a 2015 law in Arkansas that requires doctors administering abortion... Read more
Do the Title X changes really threaten women's healthcare access?
A federal government proposal to remove Title X funding from programs and facilities that perform abortions has drawn considerable media... Read more
Flying on Sunday? Many airport chapels offer Mass
Flying on Sunday and need a place for Mass? A recent study revealed that 40 percent of major US airports... Read more
What Catholic communities can do to support foster children
As the opioid crisis has left nearly half a million children in need of homes, Catholic leaders are calling their... Read more
Pro-refugee sentiment drops, especially low among white Evangelicals
Americans’ belief in a duty to accept refugees has dipped, according to a survey showing that white Evangelicals are among... Read more
Major growth for group highlighting faith-science harmony
In his 1988 letter to the Director of the Vatican Observatory, Pope John Paul II called scientists who are members... Read more
Letter to George Clooney: Help stop frivolous 'hate group' charges
The Southern Poverty Law Center is wrongly targeting social conservative organizations as “hate groups,” and George Clooney, a major financial... Read more
After punishing Christian cake baker, Colo. civil rights board revised
A new law will revise the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, after the commission gained attention when its decision in a... Read more
Be missionary disciples, Archbishop Naumann encourages Catholic prayer breakfast
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, who gave the keynote address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, May... Read more
Appeals court denies stay of ruling against California assisted suicide law
A state appellate court on Wednesday denied a request for an immediate stay of a ruling which said California's assisted... Read more
Pro-life medical clinic demands removal from 'libelous' video
A video that frames a Colorado women’s clinic as a bogus, sub-par healthcare provider is libelous, said the clinic’s directors... Read more
Archbishop Chaput highlights voices of young adults ahead of synod
In an effort to highlight the voices of young people ahead of the Synod on Youth this fall, Archbishop Charles... Read more
Reform bill the ‘first step’ to restorative prison justice, advocates say
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed prison reform legislation that would integrate faith-based programs into federal prisons to help... Read more
A Catholic mom made a big difference in her community – by speaking up
Abriana Chilelli is a Catholic mother of four children who lives in Denver, Colo. Read more
Augustine Institute releases video series on the Eucharist
The wealth of the Catholic Church’s teachings and traditions can be challenging for many to understand, which is why the... Read more
Foreign bishops respond to German intercommunion proposal
Several bishops from outside Germany have critiqued a proposal to allow Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive communion in German... Read more
