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Women who survived abortions ask Congress to defund Planned Parenthood
Abortion survivors testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday against continuing federal funding of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the... Read more
US bishops urge anti-suicide provisions in proposal for end-of-life counseling
A federal proposal focusing on health care counseling for end-of-life decision making needs further additions, including strong exclusions of assisted... Read more
A call to joy, mercy and hope – LA's three new bishops ordained
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles ordained three new auxiliary bishops on Thursday, including the prominent internet evangelist Father... Read more
What does the Church really say about divorce? It might not be what you think
“I have a friend who has been divorced for 30 years. Her husband just left her one day, and she... Read more
Labor Day the Catholic way: help young workers and struggling families
The need for decent work at a living wage – one which can support a family – was a key... Read more
Abortion clinics in Texas ask Supreme Court to block safety standards
The Texas attorney general has said he will challenge abortion clinics’ appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider striking... Read more
Mother Teresa, and the Denver priest who was her kindred spirit
Mother Teresa visited Denver, Colo. twice in the 1980s. Both times, one of her biggest fans was tasked with picking... Read more
Minn. archdiocese continues to seek justice in sex abuse accusations
The Archdiocese of Minneapolis-St. Paul has removed two priests from ministry pending investigation of sex abuse allegations, while it has... Read more
Holy See expresses cautious support for UN development goals
The Holy See on Tuesday expressed its “strong support” for the 2030 United Nations development agenda, but added it has... Read more
Five federal judges rebuke court: don’t tell the Little Sisters how to be Catholic
In an unusual move, five federal judges have said their court should have given greater attention to the Little Sisters... Read more
Trump's immigration plan undermines American identity, Archbishop Chaput says
Caught between poverty and violence in their homelands and deportation in the U.S., immigrants face a plight that cannot be... Read more
DC choir hopes Pope Francis will sing along
Choir members from around the Washington, D.C. archdiocese chosen to sing for Pope Francis during his visit later this month... Read more
Are Pope Francis and the US bishops split? Don't believe the critics.
Ahead of the papal visit to the U.S., some critics have painted a narrative pitting Pope Francis against the “conservative”... Read more
Meet the monks who decided to go green years before Laudato Si
Years before Pope Francis’ recent ecology encyclical was published, a Trappist monastery in Virginia went back to its spiritual roots... Read more
Philadelphia seminary plants, blesses a tree for Pope's day for care of creation
Responding to Pope Francis' call for Catholics around the world to observe Sept. 1 as a Day of Prayer for... Read more
Planned Parenthood's CEO validates suspicions, advocacy group says
Under fire after a series of recent sting videos, Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s (PPFA) CEO Cecile Richards wrote a... Read more
Citing Pope Francis, bishops call on Congress to renew religious freedom commission
Congress has only one month to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Many human rights activists and religious... Read more
Ahead of US visit, Pope Francis is popular among Americans
Most Americans have a favorable view of Pope Francis and think he has a message for all the country's citizens,... Read more
Black leaders to Smithsonian: Don’t honor Planned Parenthood founder
While Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger is sometimes hailed as a champion of women’s rights, she was no savior to... Read more
Catholic practice and Catholic faith: a survey looks at the US
What do practicing Catholics believe? A new U.S. survey has answered this question by breaking down the similarities and differences... Read more
