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Tennessee bishops welcome ‘landmark’ school choice voucher program
Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Act of 2025, which was passed on Jan. 30, will fund 20,000 scholarships, half of... Read more
Religious freedom advocates at IRF Summit outline hopes for Trump’s term
The International Religious Freedom Summit kicked off Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., with a panel discussion on promoting peace and... Read more
Federal government scrubs transgender language from websites
Trump issued the order “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” on his... Read more
New Orleans NFL team denies it had input into archdiocesan clergy abuse list
The denial comes amid a media controversy over the football team’s role in helping the archdiocese manage the fallout from... Read more
Faith groups, Department of Justice back Catholic religious freedom case at Supreme Court
The high court in December agreed to hear the case after the Wisconsin Supreme Court in March ruled the agency ... Read more
New York moves to protect transgender surgeries, abortion
Lawmakers and officials in New York state are implementing moving to protect transgender surgeries and abortion doctors following a Trump... Read more
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of February
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of February is for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Read more
Catholics back new pro-family agenda on technology and human flourishing
Ryan T. Anderson, Patrick Deneen, and Robert P. George are among the 28 signatories of “A Future for the Family:... Read more
Opponents of assisted suicide renew fight in Delaware against proposed bill
Opponents warn that the proposed law would “corrupt [the medical] profession by encouraging doctors to be handmaidens to suicide.” Read more
What is the ‘ordo amoris’? JD Vance’s comments on Christian love spark debate
Though you won’t find “ordo amoris” in the catechism, Dominican Father Pius Pietrzyk told CNA that the concept is a... Read more
CNA explains: How the Catholic Church partners with the U.S. government to serve migrants
In recent years, the USCCB has received more than $100 million annually from the federal government to support migration and... Read more
Survey reveals common threads behind final vows of 2024’s professed religious
The survey report released on Monday polled a total of 140 religious who professed perpetual vows in 2024, including 73... Read more
Children’s hospitals suspend youth transgender programs after Trump order
President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order restricting transgender surgeries and drugs for youth. Read more
Kansas Catholics travel 1,600 miles with truck of supplies for Los Angeles parish
Deacon Greg Trum and his wife, Barb, told CNA that they were moved to help residents of Los Angeles while... Read more
Philadelphia archbishop: ‘My heart sank’ after learning of Friday plane crash
“My heart sank when I learned that an aircraft crashed at Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia tonight,”... Read more
Jimmy Lai’s faith and fight for freedom subject of Catholic University of America event
“The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic” is an account... Read more
UPDATE: Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders
Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded to President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration. Read more
U.S. bishops urge Catholics to petition Congress to halt foreign funding freeze
The USCCB and Catholic Relief Services, the USCCB’s international charitable arm, released an action alert on Thursday urging Catholics to... Read more
Pentagon ends Biden policy that funded travel for abortions
Officials at the Defense Travel Management Office announced the move to “Remove Travel for Non-Covered Reproductive Health Care Services” in ... Read more
Immigration debate: Archbishop Wenski goes to bat for the bishops
In an interview with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami discusses the multiple changes to U.S. immigration and... Read more
