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Twitter ends speech restrictions on transgender issues

Apr 19, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Twitter quietly updated its policy on “hateful conduct” to remove its bans on “deadnaming” and “misgendering” transgender people. Read more

The precious relics from the True Cross have been inlaid into the “Cross of Wales,” which will head Charles’ procession into Westminster Abbey, where he will be officially crowned.

Pope Francis gave a relic of the true cross to King Charles for his coronation

Apr 19, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was crucified will lead the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom’s... Read more

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Supreme Court extends temporary ruling lifting restrictions on abortion pill  

Apr 19, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a ruling Wednesday extending the court’s temporary pause on all restrictions on the abortion... Read more

Dr. Kevin Vost.

Remembering Dr. Kevin Vost — true gentleman, humble scholar, kindest of men 

Apr 19, 2023

By Zoe Romanowsky

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Kevin Vost, a man of many talents and virtues who wrote two dozen books... Read more

Former U.S. postal worker Gerald Groff believes his religious freedom was violated when he was reprimanded for refusing to work on Sundays.

Supreme Court seems open to considering more religious accommodations in the workplace

Apr 19, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed open to expanding religious rights protections in the workplace during oral arguments Tuesday... Read more

James Grein speaks at the Silence Stops Now rally in Baltimore, Nov. 13, 2018.

Alleged victim of Theodore McCarrick says ex-cardinal abused him for years

Apr 18, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The criminal complaint filed in Wisconsin this week against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was revealed to have come from James... Read more

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Minneapolis becomes first large U.S. city to allow Islamic prayer calls over speakers

Apr 18, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The mayor of Minneapolis on Monday signed into law a new ordinance allowing the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan,... Read more

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Tennessee bishops call for new gun laws after Nashville school shooting

Apr 18, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The Catholic bishops of Tennessee joined over 130 religious leaders in the state Tuesday in calling for tighter gun restrictions,... Read more

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Kansas and Arizona governors veto bills to protect babies born alive after botched abortions  

Apr 18, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a “born-alive” infant protection bill a week after Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed... Read more

Historic Tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Lawmakers rebuke Biden administration for ending military hospital’s contract with Catholic priests

Apr 17, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Biden administration after a military hospital ended a contract with the Franciscan friars.  Read more

Faithful Catholics hold a procession in New York to honor the Virgin of the Clouds, venerated in Ecuador and Peru.

Only 30% of young U.S.-born Latinos are Catholic, study reveals

Apr 17, 2023

By Diego Lopez Marina

A new study from the Pew Research Center found that the number of Latinos who identify as Catholic has declined... Read more

The Bowling Green Pregnancy Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized in a “Jane’s Revenge” graffiti attack on April 15, 2023.

Ohio pregnancy center vandalized in ‘Jane’s Revenge’ attack

Apr 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A pro-life pregnancy center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized with “Jane’s Revenge” pro-abortion graffiti on Saturday.  Read more

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Washington state House passes bill to allow hiding minors’ gender transitions from parents 

Apr 17, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

A bill under consideration in Washington state would allow licensed youth shelters to withhold information from parents about gender transition.  Read more

Members of the staff at the pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic

Colorado judge exempts pro-life clinic from state’s ban on abortion pill reversal therapy

Apr 17, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A federal judge granted a pro-life health care clinic a temporary exemption from Colorado’s first-in-the-nation ban on the abortion pill... Read more

Theodore McCarrick

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault in Wisconsin

Apr 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been criminally charged with fourth-degree sexual assault in Wisconsin for an incident that allegedly occurred... Read more

The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland.

42 years after a miracle at St. Faustina’s shrine, this couple’s trust in Divine Mercy is going strong

Apr 16, 2023

By Zoe Romanowsky

After Maureen Digan’s healing was accepted as the miracle for St. Faustina’s beatification, the Digan family has remained close to... Read more

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis introduces U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, at the start of a climate crisis event at the Arvada Center for Performing Arts in Arvada, Colorado, on March 6, 2023.

Colorado’s new pro-abortion laws will cost ‘countless children’s lives,’ pro-life leaders warn

Apr 15, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic and pro-life leaders lamented Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ final approval of three strongly pro-abortion bills on Friday. Read more

Original painting of the Divine Mercy, by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934. Wikimedia Commons 4.0.

Divine Mercy Sunday 2023: Here’s how to obtain a plenary indulgence

Apr 15, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

St. John Paul II and St. Maria Faustina Kowalska both became saints and they were both instrumental in the institution... Read more

The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association raised $2 million to rebuild their pier after it was wrecked by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It is in the shape of a cross to honor God.

Cross-shaped pier a fitting replacement for one destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Ocean Grove, N.J.

Apr 15, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Less than a week after Easter this year, Ocean Grove, which has a peak population of about 8,000 in the... Read more

President Joe Biden and Father Richard Gibbons share an umbrella as President Biden touches the original stone from the apparition gable in the rain during a visit to Knock Shrine, on April 14, 2023, on the last day of a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Biden has tearful meeting with priest who performed last rites on his son

Apr 14, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

“[Biden] was crying,” Father Richard Gibbons told the BBC. “It really affected him and then we said a prayer, said... Read more