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New immigration rules will hurt the vulnerable, US bishops warn
The Trump administration’s new border and immigration enforcement rules needlessly endanger the vulnerable, militarize the border and will cause many... Read more
Texas must fund Planned Parenthood, federal judge rules
Amid the controversy over investigative videos appearing to show illegal activities at Planned Parenthood, a federal judge has temporarily barred... Read more
How old anti-Catholic laws still threaten religious freedom today
Anti-Catholic state laws from the 19th century are today being used by secularists to fight public funding of all religious... Read more
Race-based death sentence rejected at US Supreme Court
A death row inmate in Texas deserves a new sentencing hearing because his own lawyers called on an expert who... Read more
Trump draws praise for withdrawing transgender bathroom regulation
On Wednesday night, the Trump administration withdrew an Obama-era guidance that had directed schools to allow students to use the... Read more
Virginia bishops lament veto of bill defunding Planned Parenthood
The bishops of Virginia's two dioceses on Tuesday decried Governor Terry McAuliffe's veto of a bill which would have redirected... Read more
Archbishop: Care for creation and human life aren’t opposed – they go together
Both Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi provide the right perspective on caring for creation in a way that... Read more
How rice bowls can build a 'culture of encounter' this Lent
Through its annual rice bowl initiative, Catholic Relief Services has announced it will be promoting a “culture of encounter” in... Read more
Why San Diego's Bishop McElroy wants disruption in the Trump era
If President Donald Trump is the candidate of “disruption,” similar disruption is needed to build a better society, Bishop Robert... Read more
US anti-Semitism feared to rise if incidents aren't condemned
Antisemitic incidents in the United States must be prosecuted and condemned by the government to curb their rise, a religious... Read more
This 200 year-old black Catholic school is a 'gem' in Baltimore's inner city
Nestled among the mix of shiny new storefronts, foreclosed row houses, parks, and public housing, lies what locals call the... Read more
Archbishop Chaput on his new book about life in a post-Christian world
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia's new book, released on Tuesday, takes a hard look at how Catholics in the United... Read more
Life, conversion of Roe v. Wade's Norma McCorvey remembered
As the woman at the center of the case legalizing abortion in the U.S. passed away, pro-life leaders hailed her... Read more
Overcome divisions to protect God's creation, bishops ask US government
The United States government has the opportunity to overcome political divisions and respond effectively to climate change, the nation's bishops... Read more
Florist who lost religious liberty case says all freedoms are at stake
A Washington florist fined for not serving a same-sex wedding out of conscience says the state's supreme court “violated” her... Read more
How the possible Vatican-China agreement could be problematic
The archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong expressed serious concerns about a possible agreement between the Vatican and China on the... Read more
More state legislatures recognizing pornography is harmful
Virginia could become the third state to officially recognize the harmful effects of pornography. Read more
Pope Francis encourages meeting of popular movements in California
Pope Francis on Friday sent a message of encouragement to the hundreds of religious and community leaders participating in a... Read more
Catholic thinker Michael Novak remembered with gratitude
The theologian, philosopher and Catholic commentator Michael Novak died Friday, drawing remembrances for his insights and influence on religion in... Read more
Christian florist loses religious liberty case, will appeal to US Supreme Court
A Washington state florist must pay fines and legal costs for conscientiously objecting to serving a same-sex wedding, as the... Read more
