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Colorado bishops to restore Sunday Mass obligation on Pentecost
The Sunday Mass obligation will be restored for Catholics in the state of Colorado next month, unless sickness or another... Read more
Feds allege ex-executive embezzled children’s services non-profit for personal spending
Alleging embezzlement of over $200,000, federal prosecutors have filed charges against John Lynch, a former executive of the historically Catholic... Read more
Pro-life Democrats rally in support of Hyde Amendment
At a Friday event in support of the Hyde Amendment in Washington, D.C., members of the group Democrats for Life... Read more
New Mexico legalizes assisted suicide
New Mexico’s governor on Thursday signed a bill legalizing assisted suicide in the state. Read more
House Republicans push to keep Hyde Amendment in funding bills
Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday warned against allowing taxpayer-funded abortion in fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. Read more
Catholic Charities pushes back against ‘inaccurate’ viral video of migrant children
Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley on Thursday said a viral video of their work with migrant children on the U.S.-Mexico... Read more
Arkansas gender-transition ban praised for protecting kids
The legislature of Arkansas on April 6 overrode a veto from the governor of a bill outlawing gender-transition procedures, including... Read more
Bill requiring burial or cremation of aborted babies advances in Tennessee
A bill on the burial of the bodies of aborted fetuses advanced through the Tennessee Senate and House earlier this... Read more
Alabama lets voters opt out of ‘so help me God’ on registration forms
Alabama has changed its voter registration forms to allow people to opt out of the portion of an oath that... Read more
Law firm tallies 2,800 suits filed against Catholic entities under NY Child Victims Act
A law firm that frequently represents victims of clerical sexual abuse announced April 6 that it had counted at least... Read more
Wyoming governor signs born-alive bill into law
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday signed a bill protecting infants who survive botched abortions. Read more
How Archbishop Naumann's family tragedy shaped his beliefs on the sanctity of life
For the chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee, his family’s history of tragedy shaped his beliefs on human dignity... Read more
How does the ability to ‘shop’ for a vaccine impact decision-making for Catholics?
With coronavirus vaccination sites allowing people to “shop” for a particular vaccine, one ethicist said this can help Americans make... Read more
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Christian photographer claims New York law silences her free speech
A Christian photographer is suing the state of New York, claiming that a state nondiscrimination law violates her free speech... Read more
On Twitter, Pontifical Academy for Life marks death of dissenting theologian Hans Küng
The Pontifical Academy for Life commented on Twitter on the death of the influential and controversial Swiss theologian Hans Küng,... Read more
Critics of Nebraska education standards see major flaws on sex, gender
There are too many ideological and political assumptions in the Nebraska Department of Education’s proposed curriculum standards on sex education,... Read more
Cardinal Dolan implores Catholics to return to Sunday Mass
In a column for the archdiocesan newspaper on Wednesday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York implored Catholics to return to... Read more
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Indianapolis archdiocese: Government can’t interfere in Catholic schools' mission
Catholic schools must be free to uphold the Church’s teachings, lawyers for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis said after a federal... Read more
White House: Pope Francis has said there’s a ‘moral obligation’ to get vaccinated
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that Pope Francis has called... Read more
Catholic teaching on Communion applies to politicians who support abortion, too, bishop says
Catholic teaching sees the Eucharist as Christ’s transformative sacrifice on the cross and this Holy Communion must only be received... Read more
