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Marian Tompson, 94, a founder of La Leche League, resigned over the group’s decision to allow men who believe they are women to participate in the organization’s breastfeeding support groups.

2 leaders resign from La Leche League over shift to include men in breastfeeding groups

Nov 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The international board of La Leche League recently directed all British affiliates to begin accommodating men who believe they are... Read more

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Ohio Legislature passes bill requiring school bathroom use based on biological sex

Nov 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The bill would “enact the Protect All Students Act regarding single-sex bathroom access in primary and secondary schools and institutions... Read more

Stephen Hildebrand, vice president for academic affairs at Franciscan University (left); Deborah Savage, professor of theology at Franciscan University (center); and Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University (right), at a panel discussion at the Oct. 24-26, 2024, “Man and Woman in the Order of Creation Conference.”

Franciscan University to launch Institute for the Study of Man and Woman

Nov 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

University President Father Dave Pivonka announced the launch of the Institute for the Study of Man and Woman during an... Read more

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House probes NIH after doctor concealed study that disputes puberty blocker benefits

Nov 14, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Johanna Olson-Kennedy told the New York Times she withheld the study’s results because the findings could bolster criticism of puberty... Read more

A rendering at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Glendale, outside of Phoenix where Acanthus Development is set to build senior living.

‘Multigenerational’ parish campuses coming to Phoenix with new senior living facilities

Nov 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Acanthus Development collaborates with parishes by renting land on the church campus and taking responsibility for its development and management. Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with EWTN News' Erik Rosales at the U.S. Capitol.

With House win, Republicans clinch governing trifecta

Nov 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Republican lawmakers will maintain control of the House of Representatives, which completes a governing trifecta heading into January 2025. Read more

Archbishop Borys Gudziak on Nov. 13, 2024, during the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting called for a return to the obligation to abstain from meat on Fridays as a way of acknowledging the importance of caring for creation.

U.S. bishop calls for return to Friday abstinence from meat

Nov 13, 2024

By Zelda Caldwell

Archbishop Borys Gudziak made his remarks at the conference’s annual fall meeting in Baltimore on Nov. 13. Read more

The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops on Nov. 13, 2024, voted to advance the canonization causes of Servant of God Gertrude Agnes Barber (left) and Benedictine Sister Annella Zervas.

U.S. bishops vote to advance 2 American causes for canonization at 2024 meeting

Nov 13, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of advancing the causes of both Benedictine Sister Annella Zervas and Servant of God... Read more

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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law mandating Ten Commandments in school classrooms

Nov 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A coalition of state residents had sued the Louisiana government earlier this year to block the state rule, arguing the... Read more

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Catholic woman awarded $12.7 million in religious discrimination lawsuit over COVID vaccine

Nov 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

In her religious excemption request, Lisa Domski wrote that taking the vaccine “would be a terrible sin and distance my... Read more

A photo of St. Frances Cabrini from 1880, the year she founded her order, is seen against a 1913 painting by Harry J. Jansen, “The Steamship Titanic.”

Mother Frances Cabrini: The unsinkable saint who missed the Titanic

Nov 13, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

Divine Providence guided Mother Cabrini away from icebergs and other hazards throughout her life. Read more

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis.

Bishops elect new treasurer, committee chairs at Baltimore meeting

Nov 12, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis was elected the next treasurer of the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more

USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio (left); Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the USCCB migration committee (center); and Bishop Michael Burbidge, chairman of the USCCB’s pro-life committee, speak to media at the USCCB fall plenary assembly on Nov. 12, 2024.  

U.S. bishops will speak out ‘loudly’ if Trump’s mass deportation rhetoric becomes reality

Nov 12, 2024

By Jonathan Liedl

USCCB leadership also addressed the potential pro-life opportunities and challenges of the incoming Trump administration. Read more

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the United States, addresses the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July 2024.

U.S. nuncio: Bishops must foster missionary zeal

Nov 12, 2024

By Shannon Mullen

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s U.S. ambassador, delivered his remarks Nov. 12 at the opening of the bishops’ annual... Read more

The U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2024, for their fall plenary assembly.

Archbishop Broglio calls bishops to insist on human dignity, aid migrants after election

Nov 12, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“As the successors of the apostles and vicars of Christ in our dioceses, we never backpedal or renounce the clear... Read more

Participants in a recent In Altum program in Washington, D.C.

International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC

The Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this... Read more

Endow launched the “Quinceañera Created for God: Creada para Dios” program in Denver on Nov. 7, 2024, as part of its Hispanic outreach program, Magnifica.

Group launches quinceañera program designed to form young Catholic women

Nov 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“Quinceañera Created for God: Creada para Dios” is a new bilingual formation program that is designed to prepare young women... Read more

José and Lupe Jiménez with family members.

U.S. Latino Catholic family receives award for exemplary faith and service

Nov 12, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The family of José and Lupe Jiménez was recently awarded the Iskali Inspired Award, which honors those whose life and... Read more

Servant of God Michelle Duppong.

Film tells story of Michelle Duppong, FOCUS missionary who ‘evangelized through friendship’

Nov 12, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story” is being released for one day only in theaters nationwide on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Read more

A view of the November 2024 Mountain Fire taken from Padre Serra Parish in Ventura County, California.

California parish serves as refuge amid damaging wildfire

Nov 11, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The blaze, dubbed the Mountain Fire, erupted last week amid high winds and dry, fire-prone conditions. Read more