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Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics supporting abortion should not present themselves for Holy Communion
Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone released on May 1, 2021 a pastoral letter about the worthiness required for... Read more
As Biden presidency passes 100 days, Catholics push him to end federal death penalty
Catholics are calling on President Joe Biden to honor his campaign promises to raise the refugee ceiling and halt use... Read more
Catholics respond to Washington Post article and tweet calling Biden a ‘very Catholic president’
Prominent Catholics are passionately responding to a recent Washington Post tweet which said “A rising group of right-wing U.S. Catholic... Read more
Care for nature, pope tells world leaders at climate summit
In a video message sent to a climate summit on Thursday, Pope Francis urged care for nature and the preservation... Read more
White House says it will increase refugee cap in May
President Joe Biden will increase the refugee admissions limit by May 15 - after reports that he would keep the... Read more
NIH reverses restrictions on fetal tissue research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday announced it will not require ethics boards to review federally-funded research proposals... Read more
‘Refugee resettlement has effectively been halted’: Catholics implore Biden to accept more refugees
Catholic organizations expressed dismay that the United States this year could admit the lowest number of refugees in decades. Read more
Pro-life leaders: Allowing mail-order abortion pill will pose 'grave danger' for women
Pro-life groups criticized the Biden administration for allowing the distribution of the abortion pill through the mail during the COVID-19... Read more
Biden administration moves to resume Title X funding of pro-abortion groups
The Biden administration is expected to allow abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, to once again receive federal family planning funding... Read more
Christian medical groups oppose health secretary nominee
Groups of medical professionals warn that President Biden’s health secretary nominee would bring about an “unprecedented assault” on conscience rights. Read more
Biden's contradictory Catholicism misleading and confusing, Archbishop Naumann says
It is a serious matter for President Joe Biden to profess Catholicism while publicly backing contradictory action on matters such... Read more
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to toss out abortion funding case
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to throw out a challenge to restrictions on federal funding of pro-abortion... Read more
Despite denials, HHS nominee Xavier Becerra sued to take away nuns' religious freedom rights
Xavier Becerra, US president Joe Biden’s nominee for HHS secretary, did indeed sue to take away the religious exemptions for... Read more
Mexico's bishops hope politicians would be enlightened by Our Lady
In a statement Tuesday responding to media inquiries about US president Joe Biden’s stated devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe,... Read more
HHS nominee won’t say if parents can refuse child’s gender transitioning
A nominee for assistant health secretary on Thursday wouldn’t say if government officials can intervene when parents refuse their child’s... Read more
Health secretary nominee: 'I have never sued any nuns'
On Wednesday, President Biden’s health secretary nominee defended coercive contraceptive and abortion coverage mandates against Catholic nuns, claiming he had... Read more
Former HHS official: Becerra must be questioned over conscience violations
President Biden’s health secretary nominee must be held accountable for forcing California Catholic nuns to cover abortions, said a former... Read more
Health secretary nominee grilled on partial-birth abortion, taxpayer-funded abortion
President Biden’s nominee for health secretary on Tuesday would not commit to preventing federal funding of abortions, and would not... Read more
Archbishop Naumann: Biden’s self-contradictory Catholicism on abortion deserves correction
President Joe Biden’s long self-presentation as a devout Catholic contradicts his strong political stands backing abortion. For Archbishop Joseph Naumann,... Read more
US bishops express support for Biden’s environmental actions
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the US bishops’ domestic justice committee, praised Wednesday President Joe Biden’s environmental... Read more
