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Killing of catechist alarms Indonesia’s Catholic bishops

Nov 4, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Catholic bishops in Indonesia met with government officials this week to express concern about the violence in Papua after a... Read more

Supreme Court of the United States.

Supreme Court hears arguments in Philadelphia adoption case

Nov 4, 2020

On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court heard arguments on a Pennsylvania adoption case, as senior U.S. bishops warned of the... Read more

Rep. John DeBerry. Courtesy photo.

Civil rights champion, pro-life Democrat loses reelection bid in Tennessee

Nov 4, 2020

Longtime Tennessee state representative, civil rights champion, and pro-life Democrat John DeBerry lost his reelection bid on Tuesday evening. DeBerry... Read more

Nevada voters repeal constitutional definition of marriage

Nov 4, 2020

Voters in Nevada on Tuesday repealed a 2002 measure that defined marriage in the state constitution as a union of... Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace Nov. 4, 2020.

Pope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes

Nov 4, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to establishing... Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured Jan. 15, 2018.

Polish Catholic archbishop: president’s abortion law proposal would be ‘new form of euthanasia’

Nov 4, 2020

A Catholic archbishop said Tuesday that an abortion law proposal outlined by Poland’s president would amount to a “new form... Read more

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.

Senate races lean Republican, with bills on abortion and religious freedom on the horizon

Nov 4, 2020

Republicans looked on track Wednesday morning to keep control of the Senate, offsetting a loss in Colorado with a gain... Read more

The spiral staircase at the Vatican Museums on Nov. 12, 2015.

Vatican Museums to close again amid tightening coronavirus restrictions

Nov 4, 2020

The Vatican announced Wednesday that the Vatican Museums will close until Dec. 3 as Italy implements further coronavirus restrictions.   Read more

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace.

Pope Francis: Consistent prayer strengthens us in times of tribulation

Nov 4, 2020

Jesus teaches us that we must be consistent in our prayer, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.  Read more

Election night 2020: 5 things you need to know

Nov 3, 2020

Late into election night, well after midnight in Washington, DC, here are 5 things you need to know.  Read more

The White House, Washington, DC.

Election not yet resolved, with critical Catholic issues hanging in the balance

Nov 3, 2020

Control of the White House and Senate remained unresolved on Election Night, with Pennsylvania expected to take days to certify... Read more

Washington approves sex-ed measure, despite objection from state's bishops

Nov 3, 2020

Voters in Washington approved a ballot measure that will require “comprehensive sex education” in public schools. Washington’s Catholic bishops opposed... Read more

Colorado voters fail to approve 22-week abortion ban, Proposition 115

Nov 3, 2020

Voters in Colorado rejected a ballot measure that would have banned abortion in the state after 22 weeks of pregnancy,... Read more

Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Democrats projected to keep House, plan to advance abortion legislation

Nov 3, 2020

Democrats are projected to retain control of the House as of late Tuesday night, and have pledged to push for... Read more

State Sen. Katrina Jackson. CNA file photo.

Louisiana voters approve Amendment 1 to exclude ‘right to abortion’ from state constitution

Nov 3, 2020

Louisiana voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to prevent Louisiana’s courts from finding a “right to abortion,” or to... Read more

Protests Nov. 1 in San Rafael, Argentina.

New protests over closure of seminary in Argentina

Nov 3, 2020

Demonstrators this weekend protested the Vatican-ordered closure of Mary Mother of God Seminary in San Rafael, Argentina.  Read more

The human cost of N Ireland’s abortion regulations: over 700 unborn lives

Nov 3, 2020

Seven months after Northern Ireland’s expansive legal abortion law took effect, pro-life advocates have lamented the lives lost and called... Read more

Voting booths on Election Day.

Democrats for Life following Congressional and state races

Nov 3, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

While the Democratic platform includes support for taxpayer-funded abortion, on demand, throughout a pregnancy, several candidates at the local, state, and national level... Read more