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House passes bill to block males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 would deny federal funding to schools that permits biological... Read more
Italian bishop denies policy change on ordination of homosexuals
The Catholic Church in Italy generated fresh controversy last week when it published a new document on the formation of... Read more
Catholic medical group sues Biden administration over emergency room abortion rule
The federal government is accused of acting unlawfully when in July 2022 it directed that hospitals and emergency rooms would... Read more
White House to remove Cuba from terror list amid Vatican’s efforts at prisoner release
A senior administration official told media in a call on Tuesday that President Joe Biden would be lifting Cuba from... Read more
Opus Dei contests charges of malfeasance in author’s new book
The book, written by Gareth Gore, describes Opus Dei as “a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect” that “pushed its radical agenda... Read more
Christians in northeast India unfazed by bid to revive 46-year-old anti-conversion law
The revival of the dormant law has been brought about by the Guwahati High Court, which ordered the state government... Read more
A look at Vatican City’s new artificial intelligence law
The decree titled “Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence” was enacted by the Pontifical Commission of Vatican City State and came into... Read more
Hope rises from the ashes as Catholic aid mobilizes in California wildfires
A tabernacle that survived the blaze at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Pacific Palisades has come to epitomize hope for... Read more
Bishop urges prayer, forgiveness on Roe anniversary: ‘No sin is beyond God’s mercy’
“No matter the circumstances of the abortion, we must recognize the often-silent grief of parents for their child,” Bishop Daniel... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Christians essential for peace, ‘fraternal coexistence’ in the Middle East
Parolin met with the papal representatives of Bahrain, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine,... Read more
Pope Francis’ autobiography ‘Hope’ is out this week
“Hope,” the autobiography of Pope Francis, hit the shelves of Italian bookstores Tuesday and will be on sale starting Jan.... Read more
Indonesian archbishop rejects government energy plans in majority Catholic island of Flores
Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry designated Flores a “geothermal spot” in 2017, identifying 16 project sites on the island... Read more
Historic Italian naval ship chosen to be a jubilee church in 2025
The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been designated... Read more
Nicaraguan dictatorship shuts down more organizations, including Dominican nuns
The official government newspaper announced on Jan. 8 the “voluntary dissolution” of 11 organizations including the Dominican Nuns Foundation of... Read more
New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith to be honored at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
The New Jersey representative will receive the organization’s annual Christifideles Laici Award at the 20th National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on... Read more
New York bishops support governor’s plan to increase child tax credit
New York’s Catholic bishops are supporting a proposal from Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to increase the state’s child tax credit. Read more
Dominican House of Studies celebrates new bell, a long-awaited addition to DC priory
One hundred and 20 years after its founding in 1905, the Dominican House of Studies finally has a bell for... Read more
Knights of Columbus launch new Pilgrim Icon Program honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus
On Jan. 3, the Knights launched a new Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus program during a Holy... Read more
Sister Clare Crockett’s beatification cause opens in Spain
Crockett, who died in a 2016 earthquake in Ecuador at the age of 33, is now titled “servant of God,”... Read more
Angola archbishop: ‘I was on a list of people to be eliminated’
Angolan Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba has revealed that he was once on a list of people targeted for assassination for... Read more
