Bishop Thomas Zinkula, 66, has led the Davenport Diocese in southeast Iowa since 2017. Read more
The judge’s order means that abortion remains legal in Iowa for up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while legal challenges... Read more
Pro-abortion groups are asking a district court to block Iowa from enforcing a six-week abortion ban that the Republican governor... Read more
Lawmakers will consider new abortion restrictions after the last effort was halted by the state Supreme Court. Read more
The bureau is offering the reward for information on the vandal or vandals of Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines,... Read more
Students who attend Iowa Catholic schools will soon get a financial boost of nearly $7,600 per year. Read more
University of Iowa officials who wrongly de-recognized a Christian student group for objecting to same-sex relationships can be held personally... Read more
An effort to restore strong religious freedom protections in Iowa has the backing of the state Catholic conference and others... Read more
Lawmakers in Iowa this week passed a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution which would exclude a... Read more
Lawyers representing a Christian group kicked off of a college campus over its religious beliefs have said they are confident... Read more
Three state legislatures have passed new restrictions on abortion: a heartbeat-based abortion ban in Tennessee; a 24-hour waiting period on... Read more
Pope Francis appointed Fr. William Joensen, a priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque and philosophy professor at a local college,... Read more
The Catholic bishops of Iowa have agreed to voluntarily hand over records on clerical sex abuse allegations in their dioceses,... Read more
An Iowa Supreme Court decision declaring abortion to be a fundamental right bars the way to appeal a ruling against... Read more
A federal court ruled Wednesday that a Christian club at an Iowa college cannot be kicked off campus due to... Read more
An Iowa judge is temporarily blocking the state’s newly-signed “heartbeat bill” from going into effect, he announced on Friday. Read more
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Friday afternoon signed into law the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, which prohibits doctors from performing... Read more
An Iowa bishop said that a bill banning abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat “affirms the life-giving intent” of... Read more
On Wednesday, the Iowa Senate approved a measure 30-20 that would prohibit abortions in the state after a baby’s heartbeat... Read more
In the wake of fatal shootings of two Iowa police officers in apparent ambushes, Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines... Read more