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Southern General Hospital, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Court protects Scottish midwives from abortion involvement

Apr 25, 2013

Two Scottish midwives won an appeal on April 24 against a court's decision forcing them to indirectly take part in... Read more

Mark Rienzi of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Illinois pharmacist ruling praised as conscience victory

Dec 13, 2012

Religious liberty advocates are hailing the end of a seven-year legal battle over the required provision of abortion drugs in... Read more

A doctor visits with her patient.

Support for teen emergency contraception access deemed 'foolish'

Nov 28, 2012

By Carl Bunderson

Doctors and pro-life advocates warn that the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation of emergency contraceptives for teenage girls promotes unwise... Read more

Mark Rienzi, senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Conscience rights for pharmacists upheld in Illinois ruling

Sep 25, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

An Illinois appeals court’s ruling on the conscience rights of pharmacists is being hailed as a victory for religious freedom... Read more

Archbishop Mario Conti.

Scottish midwives lose case about objecting to abortion

Feb 29, 2012

Two Catholic midwives from Scotland have lost their legal battle to avoid taking part in abortion procedures on grounds of... Read more

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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore.

U.S. bishops on new federal rule: Employers should not be forced to facilitate abortions

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds

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Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’

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Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania

Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Clark University, Assumption University, and Worcester State University.

Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university

Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on March 27, 2024.

Pope Francis issues motu proprio on Vatican judiciary retirement age and benefits

Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski of Krakow announced on April 14, 2024, the decision to begin the process of beatification and canonization of Helena Agnieszka Kmiec, a young lay missionary murdered in Bolivia in 2017.

Cause for canonization opened for young Polish lay missionary killed in Bolivia

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Scotland pauses sex-change and puberty-blocker drugs for children

Father Marko Rupnik.

Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook

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