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U.S. House panel investigates Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds

Jun 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, announced June 18, 2025, that it will offer graduate degrees in education beginning in the fall.

Christendom College to offer graduate degrees in education

Jun 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Christendom College announced that it will begin offering graduate degrees in education in what its president calls a “tremendous moment”... Read more

Political advocacy and media organization CatholicVote announced on June 19, 2025, that Kelsey Reinhardt will be its new president.

CatholicVote names Kelsey Reinhardt new president 

Jun 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

CatholicVote has named Kelsey Reinhardt as its new president following the appointment of the group’s co-founder, Brian Burch, as U.S.... Read more

An 1889 rendition by architects Bullard & Bullard of the National Emancipation Monument proposed for Springfield, Illinois (Library of Congress), superimposed on a 34-star U.S. flag dating to the Civil War.

Catholic parishes mark Juneteenth, the ‘second independence day’ for U.S.

Jun 19, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly enslaved Black... Read more

St. Adalbert Parish in Chicago.

Chicago City Council votes to protect historic Catholic parish after yearslong effort

Jun 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

City leaders voted at their June 18 meeting to designate St. Adalbert’s Parish in the Pilsen neighborhood as a Designated... Read more

Demand among Catholic families in northern Virginia has spurred the leadership of the St. Jerome Institute, a classical liberal arts high school in Washington, D.C., to announce plans to open a second campus in the Diocese of Arlington.

UPDATE: Classical Catholic high school in DC announces plans for second location

Jun 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Demand from Catholic families has spurred the St. Jerome Institute, a classical liberal arts high school in Washington, D.C., to... Read more

Venerable Augustus Tolton.

Juneteenth and the life of the first Black American Catholic priest

Jun 19, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On the federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States, we honor the first African American... Read more

“Witnesses to Hope” is the theme for the 2025 Religious Freedom Week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced June 18, 2025.

U.S. Catholic bishops announce Religious Freedom Week theme: ‘Witnesses to Hope’

Jun 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced “Witnesses to Hope” as the theme for the upcoming 2025 Religious Freedom... Read more

The Blessed Sacrament is seen through the window of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage van moments before departure from St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis on May 18, 2025.

Citing safety concerns, plans changed for Los Angeles conclusion of Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Jun 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The culmination of the St. Katherine Drexel pilgrimage route will no longer include a Eucharistic procession through downtown Los Angeles. Read more

An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu, in Rome.

Ohio bishop invites entire diocese to renew devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Jun 18, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop David Bonnar of the Youngstown diocese has issued a pastoral letter encouraging priests, religious and laity to rediscover devotion... Read more

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Abortion Pill Rescue Network reports 7,000 babies saved by reversal drug

Jun 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The abortion pill reversal drug has saved the lives of more than 7,000 unborn children since 2007, according to estimates... Read more

Aid to the Church in Need released its 2024 report detailing how it spent $150 million in donations on June 18, 2025.

Report: Aid to the Church in Need spent $150 million helping Christians globally in 2024

Jun 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The international Catholic nonprofit Aid to the Church in Need spent more than $150 million on projects supporting Christians in... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.

Cardinal Dolan: New York assisted suicide bill ‘cheapens human life’

Jun 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

“This is the cheapening of human life,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in a June 17 episode of “Conversations with Cardinal... Read more

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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors

Jun 18, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In a pivotal 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical procedures on... Read more

Father Theodore Gabrielli, SJ.

California Catholic priest arrested on charges of child sex abuse dating to 1990s

Jun 18, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Police arrested Father Theodore Gabrielli last week on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a minor, the San Luis Obispo... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023.

Archbishop Broglio: ‘Enforcement alone’ isn’t solution to nation’s immigration challenges

Jun 17, 2025

By CNA Staff

As the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement actions, U.S. bishops are raising their voices in solidarity with unauthorized immigrants. Read more

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.

Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of ‘dictatorship of relativism’

Jun 17, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

At the first hearing of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, Bishop Robert Barron echoed Pope Benedict XVI’s warning against... Read more

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Detroit Archdiocese announces churches that will continue Traditional Latin Mass

Jun 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has identified the non-parish churches in the archdiocese that are allowed to continue the Traditional... Read more

A Georgia woman gave birth to a 1-pound, 16-ounce baby boy on June 13, 2025, after four months on life support.

After 4 months on life support, Georgia woman delivers 1-pound baby boy

Jun 17, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

A Georgia woman who was declared brain dead in February has given birth after four months on life support.  Read more

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission meets in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16, 2025.

At Religious Liberty Commission hearing, scholars urge government to support faith, freedom

Jun 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Since its creation, a number of prominent Catholics have been appointed to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop... Read more