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Where does your state stand on assisted suicide?
Assisted suicide has become legal in a growing number of states since it was first adopted in 1997 in Oregon. Read more
Minnesota school shooting came after bishops’ pleas for security went unanswered
After a pair of out-of-state school shootings in 2022 and 2023, Minnesota’s bishops implored state lawmakers to provide security funding... Read more
5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’
Written in about A.D. 400, St. Augustine of Hippo’s “Confessions” details how God worked in Augustine’s life. Read more
Minneapolis Catholic Church shooter mocked Christ in video before attack
The man who killed two children and injured 17 other people in the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting posted a YouTube... Read more
Archbishop Hebda after Annunciation School shooting: ‘My heart is broken’
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda released a statement following the deadly shooting that took place on Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic... Read more
United in prayer: A litany to be prayed after a school shooting
In times of tragedy, the Church turns to prayer. Here is a litany written specifically to be prayed after a... Read more
Pope Leo prays for victims of ‘terrible tragedy’ in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. Read more
Catholic community unites in prayer after shooting at Minneapolis school Mass
After a shooter killed two children and injured 17 others Wednesday during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, the community... Read more
Augustinian priests: St. Monica had ‘great interior strength’
Two Augustinian priests living in Rome explain why the woman they refer to as their “grandmother” continues to be a... Read more
UPDATE: 2 children killed in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, police say
Law enforcement on Wednesday said two children had been killed at a shooting incident during a Mass held at Annunciation... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christian hope is not evasion, but decision’
Addressing thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 27 emphasized Jesus’ embrace... Read more
U.S. bishops identify several policy priorities in Congress this fall
As lawmakers prepare to return next week from their August recess, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wants them... Read more
St. Monica: The persistent mother of St. Augustine who never gave up
On Aug. 27 the Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most... Read more
Vocation directors conference kicks off to help those ‘forming healthy and holy priests’
Hundreds of vocation directors, staff, and collaborators are gathering this week in New York for the 2025 National Conference of... Read more
Trump’s HHS gives states 60 days to remove ‘gender ideology’ in school material
HHS warned states and territories that they must remove references to “gender ideology” from K–12 education materials or they will... Read more
Patriarchates of Jerusalem: Forced evacuation of Gaza City is a ‘death sentence’
In a joint Aug. 26 message, the Latin and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchates of Jerusalem denounced the evacuation of Gaza... Read more
Caritas calls ‘man-made famine and assault on Gaza City’ a ‘horror’
Caritas Internationalis issued a statement on “the man-made famine and assault on Gaza City” following Israel’s latest military incursion into... Read more
‘Let there be peace!’: Book of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses to be published Aug. 27
On Aug. 27 the Vatican will publish a compilation of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses from the first months of his... Read more
Where does your state stand on abortion?
When it comes to unborn human life, only 19 states in the U.S. protect unborn children from abortion during the... Read more
Cholera crisis deepens in Sudan amid war and aid blockades
“This is one of the biggest humanitarian situations in the world which, unfortunately, has not received much international press,” a... Read more
