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EpiPen.

As cost of EpiPen soars, what are the ethics of drug pricing?

Aug 29, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Amidst national outrage over the steep cost hike of a potentially life-saving drug, questions have been raised about the market... Read more

Mother Teresa prayer card for WYD pilgrims in Krakow, Poland on July 25, 2016.

Mother Teresa's global impact at center of UN exhibit

Aug 28, 2016

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Mother Teresa’s tireless work for the poor and her relevance for global affairs will be featured at the United Nations,... Read more

Sexual orientation and gender identity: what does the science say?

Aug 27, 2016

For most young people who experience feelings of gender dysphoria, the experience is in fact temporary, and a non-heterosexual orientation... Read more

For David Daleiden, Soros money shows Planned Parenthood in a panic

Aug 26, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

A leaked grant report from the Open Societies Foundation seems to show Planned Parenthood and its allies in a panicked... Read more

Bishop-designate Jorge Rodriguez.

Want Catholics back in church? Reflect Jesus, Denver's new bishop says

Aug 25, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Father Jorge Rodriguez, the next auxiliary bishop of Denver, believes there is a way to help lapsed Catholics return to... Read more

Two nuns found murdered at their home in Mississippi

Aug 25, 2016

Two religious sisters were found murdered in their Mississippi home today, according to police.  Read more

St. Louis priest falsely accused by anti-sex abuse group

Aug 25, 2016

A group for clergy sex abuse victims made false statements “negligently and with reckless disregard for the truth” against a... Read more

Why Catholics should be alarmed about the rise of the religious 'nones'

Aug 25, 2016

By Matt Hadro

With so many saying they have abandoned their childhood faith because of science, the Church in the United States has... Read more

Nun's rosary beads stolen at knife-point in Massachusetts

Aug 25, 2016

A religious sister was robbed while on a walk in civilian clothing on Sunday afternoon in Quincy, Massachusetts, authorities said.  Read more

Doctor.

Could doctors be forced to perform sex reassignment surgeries?

Aug 24, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Following the federal government stating that doctors cannot decline performing sex reassignment surgeries, a group of states, doctors, and hospitals... Read more

The United States capitol building.

As welfare reform turns 20, Catholics discuss its legacy

Aug 24, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Welfare reform was one of the biggest United States legislative events of the 1990s, but after 20 years what is... Read more

Federal judge blocks Obama's transgender bathroom policy

Aug 24, 2016

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Obama administration guidance that would require schools to comply with transgender... Read more

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Why this diocese is ditching Common Core for liberal arts

Aug 24, 2016

The Diocese of Marquette in Michigan says it is already experiencing success in their process of adopting a Catholic liberal... Read more

Relic of the True Cross. Courtesy of St. Dominic's Parish.

Fragment of Christ's Cross stolen from California church

Aug 23, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

A fragment from what is believed to be the True Cross of Christ, stolen from its home beneath a picture.... Read more

Florida Department of Corrections execution chamber 1.

Don't bring back the death penalty, New Mexico bishops plead

Aug 23, 2016

The Catholic bishops of New Mexico are speaking up against a proposal to reintroduce capital punishment in the state, saying... Read more

For Missouri bishops, limitless concealed carry is a bad idea

Aug 21, 2016

The Missouri legislature should let stand the governor’s veto of a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms without... Read more

Women's homeless shelter.

Privacy, safety at stake with proposed rule on homeless shelters

Aug 21, 2016

By Matt Hadro

According to proposed federal rules, homeless shelters partnering with the government might soon have to compromise the privacy and safety... Read more

Mother Angelica.

This three-time Olympian wishes she could dine with Mother Angelica

Aug 20, 2016

When the New York Times interviewed retired Olympian Dominique Dawes, she was asked a peculiar question: if you could have... Read more

It's World Humanitarian Day. Here's 5 things you should know.

Aug 19, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Friday, August 19 is World Humanitarian Day, as designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. The day “honors... Read more

CNA

In Arab Christian's murder, some see deadly American cultural tensions

Aug 19, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Khalid Jabara, a Lebanese-American Christian man, was killed in Tulsa, Okla. last week. His alleged assailant was a man who... Read more