Articles by Peter Pinedo
Iraq’s president revokes recognition of Catholic leader
Jul 17, 2023 / 14:30 pmCardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from his seat in Baghdad.
House passes National Defense Authorization Act with pro-life amendments
Jul 14, 2023 / 14:30 pmAmendments to the defense authorization bill include bans on the military’s spending on abortion travel and transgender surgeries and treatments.
Bishop Barron, U.S. bishops condemn FDA’s approval of first OTC birth control pill
Jul 14, 2023 / 09:55 amThe U.S. bishops on Thursday condemned the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive “Opill.”
House passes amendments ending military spending on abortion travel, transgender surgeries
Jul 13, 2023 / 20:10 pmThe House and Senate must reconcile their versions of the military spending package.
FDA approves first nonprescription oral contraceptive ‘Opill’
Jul 13, 2023 / 14:00 pmOpill will be available to all ages, available at retail drug stores, without the consultation or guidance of a doctor.
Fight over abortion, transgender treatments heats up ahead of defense spending vote
Jul 12, 2023 / 15:45 pmWith the annual military budget package soon to hit Congress, the fight over military spending on abortion and transgender treatments is heating up.
U.S. bishops praise new immigrant family reunification program
Jul 11, 2023 / 10:50 amThe new program allows certain migrants with family in the U.S. to pursue a path to legal residency.
Meet the two new cardinals with ties to the U.S.
Jul 10, 2023 / 15:20 pmPope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, two of whom have deep ties to the Church in the United States.
Biden administration to send cluster bombs to Ukraine: What has the Church said?
Jul 7, 2023 / 14:53 pmCluster bombs are mass casualty arms that present a grave threat to civilians both because of their large impact area and significant failure rate.
Anti-human-trafficking film ‘Sound of Freedom’ just topped ‘Indiana Jones’ at box office
Jul 6, 2023 / 15:19 pmCatholic filmmaker Eduardo Verastegui recently explained how and why he got involved with the film.
Bishop Alvarez sent back to prison after talks with Nicaraguan dictatorship break down
Jul 6, 2023 / 09:35 amÁlvarez was returned to custody after he refused to comply with the Ortega regime’s demand that he go into exile.
Archbishop Fernández didn’t side with alleged sex abuser, archdiocese says
Jul 3, 2023 / 16:45 pmPope Francis' choice to head the Vatican's doctrinal office has been criticized for his handling of a clergy sex abuse case in Argentina.
Bishop accountability group voices concerns about Archbishop Fernández appointment
Jul 3, 2023 / 14:02 pmIn a July 1 statement, BishopAccountability.org called the appointment of the new Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith head “baffling.”
U.S. bishops praise Supreme Court’s unanimous Groff v. DeJoy religious freedom decision
Jun 30, 2023 / 15:50 pmThe ruling favoring a Christian postal worker’s religious freedom rights “breathed life back” into a major civil rights law.
Catholic universities blast Supreme Court affirmative action decision
Jun 30, 2023 / 14:30 pmThe Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and numerous Catholic institutions of higher learning criticized the court’s ruling.
Newest American archbishop receives pallium in special Mass at Vatican
Jun 29, 2023 / 09:24 amArchbishop George Leo Thomas of the newly created Archdiocese of Las Vegas formally received the pallium from Pope Francis on Thursday.
UPDATED: Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian postal worker in unanimous religious freedom decision
Jun 29, 2023 / 08:47 amEmployers must show that the burden of granting an accommodation would result in substantial increased costs, the court said.
Former prioress in Forth Worth admits to sexual misconduct in recording, names priest
Jun 28, 2023 / 16:17 pmIn a recording played in a court hearing Tuesday, former prioress Theresa Gerlach admitted to breaking the Sixth Commandment.
30 Catholic Democrats sign letter on Dobbs anniversary vowing to support abortion
Jun 27, 2023 / 11:00 amThe group of representatives cited their Catholic faith and St. John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici as reasons to support abortion.
St. Josemaría Escrivá’s call to sanctify daily work is a modern spiritual call to arms
Jun 26, 2023 / 15:20 pmToday, The Work continues and millions across the world have been inspired by Escrivá’s call to holiness, finding God in their daily lives.