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UK government retracts announcement allowing women to take abortion pills at home

Mar 24, 2020

Hours after they were published online, the U.K.’s Department of Health has retracted changes to the country’s abortion laws that... Read more

Colorado becomes latest state to repeal death penalty

Mar 24, 2020

The Catholic bishops of Colorado have welcomed the repeal of the death penalty, as the state becomes the 22nd to... Read more

With medical supplies limited, Ohio abortion clinics face cease and desist orders

Mar 24, 2020

Amid efforts to conserve medical supplies for the response to the new coronavirus, Ohio’s health department has asked the state... Read more

A Yemeni man holds a rifle in Aden, Sept. 14, 2006.

Houthi court in Yemen upholds death sentence of Baha'i man

Mar 24, 2020

A Yemeni appeals court run by Houthi rebels on Sunday upheld the death sentence of a member of the Baha'i... Read more

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Memento mori in a time of pandemic

Mar 24, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

As the coronavirus continues to spread, many people find themselves confronted with their mortality for the first time. One religious... Read more

Hospitals, states consider how to distribute healthcare if coronavirus surges

Mar 24, 2020

In Italy, which has the most deaths from coronavirus, some doctors have said they have had to overlook older patients... Read more

Emergency room doctors.

Lives worth living? Why healthcare rationing must be ethical

Mar 24, 2020

By Matt Hadro

As state health officials plan for health care rationing during the coronavirus pandemic, lawyers, ethicists and theologians are warning that... Read more

Fr. Giuseppe Berardelli.

Fr. Berardelli was a man of self-sacrifice, but reports of a donated respirator are not true

Mar 24, 2020

By Courtney Mares

While Fr. Giuseppe Berardelli is remembered fondly by those who knew him as a man of kindness and self-sacrifice, the... Read more

A red cross ambulance passes in front of the Vatican as Italy prepares for the coronavirus, March 9, 2020.

Vatican City has 4 cases of coronavirus

Mar 24, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The director of the Holy See press office, Matteo Bruni, said Tuesday there are now a total of four people... Read more

Westminster Cathedral.

Despite legal exemption, UK bishops close church buildings in response to coronavirus

Mar 24, 2020

The bishops of England and Wales have ordered the closure of all Catholic churches, even though they were exempted from... Read more

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.

Louisiana governor announces day of prayer and fasting

Mar 24, 2020

The Catholic governor of Louisiana has asked fellow citizens to pray and fast on March 24 for those affected by... Read more

Pope Francis prays in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta March 23, 2020.

Pope Francis during coronavirus: Beware the 'poison' of laziness, complaining

Mar 24, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Tuesday warned Christians to avoid living in a “fog” of sadness, sloth, and complaining, instead of rejoicing in... Read more

AA sobriety chips.

AA under quarantine: How coronavirus is changing 12-step recovery programs

Mar 24, 2020

By Mary Farrow

12-step programs have helped millions of Americans find recovery from additions. How will those programs, and the people who need... Read more

Cyrus Habib.

Lt. governor and aspiring Jesuit has long record on 'abortion rights'

Mar 23, 2020

By Ed Condon

While Washington’s governor has praised the decision of his state’s lieutenant governor to enter the Society of Jesus after his... Read more

Ohio AG: abortion clinics can't use resources needed for coronavirus fight

Mar 23, 2020

Ohio’s abortion clinics are wrongly using resources that should be conserved for health care workers fighting the new coronavirus, and... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey.

Newark archdiocese campaigns for parishes facing coronavirus cash crunch

Mar 23, 2020

Many parishes have suffered a sharp drop in donations following the loss of in-person Sunday collections because of the suspension... Read more

Prison chaplains adapt as coronavirus limits their ministry

Mar 23, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

The worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) is beginning to touch one of the populations in the United States most vulnerable... Read more

Image of Our Lady of Fatima in Lisbon's cathedral.

Portuguese bishops invite nations of the world to be consecrated at Fatima

Mar 23, 2020

On Wednesday, nations from around the world can be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart... Read more

A reflection shot turns the US Capitol upside down.

Senate fails to pass coronavirus stimulus bill

Mar 23, 2020

The Senate on Monday failed for the second straight day to advance consideration of a stimulus package to respond to... Read more

A nun looks inside the closed Monumental Cemetery of Bergamo, Lombardy, March 20, 2020.

Former Swiss Guard: the elderly are 'united in prayer' in coronavirus hit-Italy

Mar 23, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Mario Enzler’s mother always wanted a big family.  Read more