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Trump nominee for Attorney General William Barr during confirmation hearings ahead of his first term in the role in 1991.

AG Nominee Barr clears committee ahead of final Senate vote

Feb 7, 2019

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance attorney general nominee William Barr to the full Senate... Read more

U.S. Capitol Building at sunset, Washington, D.C.

Farm Bill to pass without expanded SNAP work requirements

Nov 30, 2018

By JD Flynn

Congress looks set to pass a compromise version of the Farm Bill, which would reauthorize billions in government funds for... Read more

The city of Taiz in southern Yemen. Yemen / Taiz City. 2018-11-02

Senate moves to end U.S. support of Yemeni conflict

Nov 29, 2018

The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a procedural motion to advance a resolution that could end U.S. involvement... Read more

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New study suggests rampant ‘cafeteria Catholicism’

The Diocese of Pittsburgh's Gismondi Job Training Program helps those in need.

Catholic Charities to open ‘Compassion Corner’ to serve homeless, poor in Pittsburgh

Bishop Bart van Roijen walked the length of the Gaza Strip on April 29 in support of those suffering due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Catholic bishop walks length of Gaza Strip in support of cease-fire

Naples Archbishop Domenico Battaglia kisses the reliquary containing the blood of St. Januarius on May 4, 2024.

Blood of St. Januarius miraculously liquifies again

President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2024.

Catholic Olympic swimmer awarded presidential Medal of Freedom 

Pro-lifers march in Colombia on May 4, 2024, in the country's capital, Bogotá, and other cities and towns throughout the country.

Colombians march simultaneously in multiple cities to demand end to abortion

Abortion pill reversal seeks to counter the effects of the first progesterone-blocking abortion pill, providing an opportunity to save the unborn child.

New York attorney general sues pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal statements

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli prayer and address on Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Armed priest arrested as he tried to enter the Vatican for Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli

The Vatican announced on May 6, 2024, that Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John McDermott as the bishop of the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont.

Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Burlington, Vermont

Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), pictured in 1938-1939.

Could Edith Stein be declared the next doctor of the Church?

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