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What happens when babies survive abortion? A doctor's alarming response

Mar 29, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A new undercover video shows an Arizona abortion clinic doctor saying her facility's treatment of babies who show “signs of... Read more

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Phoenix mother: St. Charbel cured my blindness

Mar 29, 2017

When a Phoenix mother lost her eyesight due to a rare medical condition, she feared she would never be able... Read more

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A lot more than just pensions could be decided in this Supreme Court case

Mar 29, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A Supreme Court case about pension plans of religious hospitals could decide something much bigger – whether religious groups are... Read more

What does it take to renew marriage? This archdiocese plans to find out

Mar 29, 2017

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative on marriage and family life: a three-year course which will be... Read more

Immaculate Heart of Mary.

San Francisco archdiocese to be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Mar 28, 2017

In the centennial year of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco will consecrate his archdiocese... Read more

How California Catholics hope to fix the teacher deficit

Mar 28, 2017

The California Catholic Conference has announced that it is sponsoring a bill to help attract and retain teachers in response... Read more

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US Anglican ordinariate expands to include prominent Texas parish

Mar 28, 2017

The Holy See directed last week that the oldest Catholic parish of the Anglican Use, located in San Antonio, will... Read more

Statue of justice.

New HHS official has strong background in religious freedom, civil rights

Mar 28, 2017

By Matt Hadro

A new high-ranking official at the Department of Health and Human Services could give the agency a significant shift in... Read more

Supreme Court rejects Texas' standards for executing the intellectually disabled

Mar 28, 2017

By Matt Hadro

In a death penalty case with national implications, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Texas court ruling that a... Read more

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Arizona strengthens conscience protections for health care workers

Mar 27, 2017

Health care providers and institutions opposed to assisted suicide gained more legal protections under a new Arizona law that aims... Read more

This historic black Catholic grade school could get shut down

Mar 27, 2017

After 111 years of serving the community of Birmingham, Alabama, the city's only African American Catholic elementary school could close... Read more

In NYC, admissions error excludes Catholic school students

Mar 27, 2017

Amid charges that a selective public high school excluded Catholic school students from admission, the principal insists it was due... Read more

Mother Angelica with eye patch via YouTube screenshot.

How the 'pirate nun' changed a gay man's life

Mar 27, 2017

By Mary Farrow

Paul Darrow went to his first gay beach when he was 15.  Read more

Bishop Patrick Byrne, apostolic delegate to Korea from 1949 until his Nov. 25, 1950 death in a North Korean prison camp.

How an American bishop became a Korean martyr

Mar 26, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Bishop Patrick James Byrne was born in the United States, but he died on a forced march in the harsh... Read more

Texas pro-lifers target 'wrongful birth' lawsuits, Planned Parenthood

Mar 25, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Among the targets of Texas pro-life advocates are so-called ‘wrongful birth’ lawsuits and Planned Parenthood’s alleged involvement in the sale... Read more

Judge Neil Gorsuch testifies during the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, March 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Gorsuch praised for record of building unity on religious freedom

Mar 24, 2017

By Matt Hadro

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch received a strong voice of support Thursday from a lawyer at a major religious liberty... Read more

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Americans agree: Moms and dads should have paid parental leave

Mar 24, 2017

A new report by the Pew Research Center has found that the overwhelming majority of Americans support paid family and... Read more

California priest found guilty of embezzling donations

Mar 24, 2017

A priest in California has been found guilty of diverting $19,000 in donations to his personal account.  Read more

New campaign highlights Catholic services in Michigan

Mar 23, 2017

A new television ad campaign launched by the Michigan Catholic Conference is featuring commercials that spotlight the hand of the... Read more

Cardinal William Keeler, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, says Mass in St. Mary of the Angels Church, April 10, 2005 in Rome. The cardinal died March 23, 2017.

Baltimore mourns Cardinal Keeler, former archbishop

Mar 23, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Cardinal William Henry Keeler, who was Archbishop of Baltimore from 1989 to 2007, has died at the age of 86,... Read more