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Supreme Court gives second chance to Oregon cake bakers who declined same-sex wedding
An Oregon bakery whose owners declined to make a cake celebrating a same-sex commitment ceremony will get another chance in... Read more
Christian leaders call for dialogue, end to violence in Hong Kong
Hundreds of thousands of protestors in Hong Kong are continuing to demonstrate against the government's plans to allow extraditions to... Read more
Polish priest ordained after cancer diagnosis dies
A young Polish priest who was ordained last month following a terminal cancer diagnosis has died, his community announced Monday. Read more
Amazon Synod to consider possible ordination of married men
The working document for the special assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-amazonian region, released Monday, recommends study... Read more
Pope Francis: Whatever happens, 'hope does not disappoint!'
Hope, which is more than mere optimism, gives one a deep-rooted confidence in the love and care of God, no... Read more
Lead by example, not documents, Vatican abuse expert tells Polish bishops
As the Catholic Church in Poland continues to respond to sex abuse by clergy, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a leading Vatican... Read more
Pro-life leader: All-time high abortion rate in UK shows society has failed women, children
More than 200,000 UK women received an abortion in 2018, setting an all-time high rate of abortion in England and... Read more
St Louis University: employee who signed abortion rights letter apologized, retracted support
A group of 180 business leaders this week signed an open letter, published June 10 as a full-page advertisement in... Read more
Liberian priest's wide-ranging accusations against two bishops include sexual harassment
Liberian Church leaders have visited the Vatican after a priest claimed to have been mentally and psychologically abused by two... Read more
Should Catholics attend 'pride' events?
On June 1, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence tweeted that Catholics should not attend Pride events during the month of... Read more
What’s going to bring the ‘nones’ back to the Church?
As the U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore this week, primarily to vote on proposals to respond to the clergy abuse... Read more
Illinois bishops oppose abortion law, disagree on Communion for pro-choice lawmakers
While two Illinois bishops are unified in their strong opposition to the state’s new abortion law, they differ on the... Read more
Don’t subsidize the taking of innocent life, archbishop says of attempts to repeal Hyde Amendment
Abolishing the Hyde Amendment, a proposal made recently by both Congressmen and presidential candidates, would unravel over 40 years of... Read more
Pinterest suspends pro-life group's account, citing 'health misinformation'
Pinterest, a social media site with 300 million active users, has banned pro-life activist group Live Action from its platform,... Read more
Who's responsible for the USCCB's Twitter?
Over the course of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring general assembly, questions arose online: what was going on... Read more
Congressional Democrats back taxpayer-funded abortion – but dodge a fight
Though a majority of Americans oppose taxpayer-funded abortion, leading Democrats in Congress have repeated their opposition to the Hyde Amendment... Read more
Illinois governor signs ‘radical’ abortion expansion, but pro-life leaders predict backlash
Illinois’ new abortion law is a “death penalty” for the unborn and will add to pro-life momentum across the U.S.,... Read more
USCCB passes three measures in response to abuse crisis
The bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of three measures aimed at building processes to address episcopal misconduct or neglect, and... Read more
Analysis: As USCCB meeting continues, what are lay Catholics looking for?
Nearly all U.S. bishops know by now that U.S. Catholics are experiencing crises of faith and confidence at a scale... Read more
Chartres Pentecost pilgrimage draws 14,000
More than 14,000 Catholics walked 62 miles from Paris to Chartres Cathedral in three days in an annual Pentecost pilgrimage... Read more
