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Austin and Nicole LeBlanc are expecting conjoined, twin girls who share one heart and other vital organs. Despite being advised to have an abortion, the couple says it is choosing life and will trust God in the situation.

Catholic mother expecting conjoined twins chooses life

Apr 27, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Despite doctors’ advice to have an abortion, Nicole and Austin LeBlanc believe “God has a plan for everything.” Read more

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U.S. bishops call for new farm bill that prioritizes needy families

Apr 27, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. bishops are urging Congress to prioritize programs that feed needy families and support small-family farmers in the 2023... Read more

Father Vincent Delorenzo pleaded guilty April 25, 2023, to sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy in 1987.

Michigan priest pleads guilty to sexually abusing 5-year-old boy in 1987

Apr 27, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A Michigan Catholic priest who was removed from active ministry in 2002 after a sexual abuse complaint was brought against... Read more

Curtis Martin, founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), meets Pope Francis in 2022. Martin was named April 25, 2023, to an advisory group of 14 consultors to advise the members of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

Pope Francis names several Americans to Dicastery for Evangelization

Apr 27, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

How can Catholics evangelize? Americans picked by Pope Francis will offer their ideas to the evangelization body. Read more

Governor Kevin Stitt (R-OK) attends a roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC June 18, 2020.

Oklahoma bill expanding religious freedom to government contracts heads to governor’s desk

Apr 27, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Legislation that would expand religious freedom protections passed both chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature and now heads to the governor’s... Read more

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Canadian parents push back against gay pride flag in Catholic school district; police called

Apr 26, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The York Catholic District School Board met Tuesday night to consider whether the board should fly a gay pride flag... Read more

Kevin McGoldrick is a former priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Archdiocese of Philadelphia and former priest named in lawsuit alleging cover-up of rape

Apr 26, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A woman is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for covering up the “mass sexual abuse” of a priest who she... Read more

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Survey of new priests: Most pray rosary, go to eucharistic adoration, parents stayed married

Apr 26, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A survey of 450 priests-to-be shows that the overwhelming majority were raised Catholic in intact families and showed habits of... Read more

Pope Francis meets with participants of the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life on April 22, 2023, at the Vatican. 

Lay ministry must be done in service to others and not become ‘self-referential,’ Pope Francis says

Apr 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis emphasized the importance of lay ministers working in service to others rather than as a way to inflate... Read more

Pope Francis on April 25, 2023, appointed Bishop Timothy Senior, who serves as the chancellor of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, as the next bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Pope Francis names new bishop to shepherd Harrisburg Diocese

Apr 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Bishop Timothy Senior, an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was named as the next bishop of the Diocese... Read more

Frank Pavone.

Cracks appear in U.S. pro-life movement over Pavone’s leadership

Apr 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown, Shannon Mullen

Former members of Frank Pavone’s own organization and other leaders in the wider pro-life community have sought to distance themselves... Read more

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Bishops condemn Florida’s dropping of unanimous jury requirement for death penalty cases

Apr 24, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 20 allowing prisoners in the state to be sentenced to death without... Read more

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Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary

Apr 24, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after it was discovered that he had gone on... Read more

A priest blesses the new integrated pediatric clinic, one of the first of its kind to be based out of a shelter for families experiencing homelessness in the country, April 20, 2023, before the ceremonial ribbon cutting by Darren Walsh, president & CEO of Catholic Charities of Denver.

Samaritan House in Denver launches one of nation’s first shelter-based pediatric clinics

Apr 22, 2023

By Catherine Kerr

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, children experiencing homelessness are sick at twice the rate of... Read more

(left to right) Rev. Pat Mahoney, Peggy Nienaber of Faith and Liberty, and Mark Lee Dickson of Right to Life East Texas pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Organized by The Stanton Public Policy Center/Purple Sash Revolution, the small group of demonstrators called on the Supreme Court to affirm Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling that suspends the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Supreme Court allows full access to abortion pill

Apr 21, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The court’s 7-2 ruling blocks a lower court order that would have taken the drug mifepristone off the market. Read more

Donald Trump.

Trump is at odds with a major pro-life group: a look at how his position on abortion has evolved

Apr 21, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America called comments by Trump “a morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate to... Read more

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022.

Nicaragua regime’s harassment of Catholics demands a response, US bishops say

Apr 21, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

During Holy Week, the police arrested at least 15 Nicaraguans who were mostly faithful Catholics and critics of the regime. Read more

Veteran Affairs health clinic in Eugene, Oregon.

U.S. bishops: Senate vote keeping abortion in veteran health benefits is a ‘gross failure’

Apr 20, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The bishops said it is “inhumane” to provide taxpayer-funded abortion as “a so-called solution to pregnancy.” Read more

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Washington bishop: Priests would rather go to jail than break seal of confession

Apr 20, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Spokane Bishop Thomas A. Daly has assured his diocese that priests would opt for a jail sentence before they would... Read more

Michael Warsaw attends a Solemn Mass for the 100th birthday of Mother Angelica in Rome, April 20, 2023.

EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw reflects on life and legacy of Mother Angelica on her 100th birthday

Apr 20, 2023

By CNA Staff

In this exclusive interview, Michael Warsaw speaks to Montse Alvarado about his personal relationship with and memories of Mother Angelica. Read more