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Assisted suicide bill advances in New Jersey
New Jersey may become the next state to approve of physician-assisted suicide after the president of the state’s Senate replaced... Read more
Prosecutor drops abortion charge against alleged murderer after NY abortion law
The district attorney for Queens County, New York, has reportedly dropped an unlawful abortion charge against a man accused of... Read more
Holy See receives Venezuelan opposition delegation
The Vatican Secretariat of State received Monday a delegation from Venezuela affiliated with opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has been... Read more
Catholic convert, anti-war Congressman Walter Jones dies at 76
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), who represented North Carolina for 12 terms in the House of Representatives, passed away on Sunday... Read more
Pope Francis to discuss 'Veritatis Gaudium' in Naples
The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Naples in June to discuss the impact of the apostolic... Read more
Pope Francis highlights virtue of justice in healthy society
Pope Francis on Saturday called on Italian judges to better society through their work, emphasizing the virtue of justice in... Read more
Cardinal Kasper says Müller’s manifesto spreads ‘confusion and division’
Cardinal Walter Kasper has released a criticism of Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s “Manifesto of Faith,” accusing it of containing half-truths and... Read more
Pope Francis: Pray with St. Bakhita for the end of human trafficking
Pope Francis called Sunday for an end to human trafficking, encouraging Catholics to pray for the intercession of St. Josephine... Read more
Judge rules in favor of Christian club kicked off Iowa campus
A federal court ruled Wednesday that a Christian club at an Iowa college cannot be kicked off campus due to... Read more
Open letter asks Pope Francis to adopt vegan diet during Lent
An environmental group is asking Pope Francis to abstain from all animal products during Lent, promising a $1 million donation... Read more
Why Christians can criticize 'Green New Deal', but can't dodge 'green' politics
A joint congressional resolution for a “Green New Deal” is the latest effort aiming to apply political solutions to environmental... Read more
Analysis: Archbishop McCarrick, Bishop Zanchetta, Pope Francis, and the Vatican abuse summit
A long-awaited summit on sexual abuse will take place at the Vatican two weeks from now. Read more
Bill to repeal permanently Mexico City Policy introduced in US Congress
Two Democrats in the U.S. Congress this week reintroduced a bill that would permanently repeal the Mexico City Policy, a... Read more
Muslim denied presence of imam at his execution in Alabama
A Muslim man convicted of murder has been executed in Alabama without his imam present, despite the man’s requests to... Read more
Müller delivers ‘manifesto’ on Catholic teaching
A former prefect of the Vatican’s doctrinal office has weighed in on the Church’s theological debates regarding the reception of... Read more
University of Dallas names Ryan Anderson as first Catholic Social Thought fellow
The University of Dallas has announced the creation of the St. John Paul II Social Thought Teaching Fellowship, with Dr.... Read more
First official Virginia March for Life to be held in April
The Virginia March for Life is being organized by a partnership between The Family Foundation, Virginia Catholic Conference, the Virginia... Read more
Rubio: Blocking aid to Venezuela is a 'crime against humanity'
Sen. Marco Rubio has called the humanitarian and political impasse in Venezuela “unsustainable,” and compared blocking food and medical aid... Read more
Pope Francis celebrates Missionaries of Africa's 150 years of service
In mid-nineteenth century Algeria, a French bishop sought to share the Gospel among the local Africans living in his diocese... Read more
Washington state bishops support repeal of death penalty
The Catholic bishops of Washington state are expressing support for a senate bill that would repeal the death penalty. Read more
