Articles by Peter Pinedo
In 1995 a ‘deeply embarrassed’ MLB owner apologized for event with anti-Catholic drag performers
Jun 2, 2023 / 16:20 pmAlmost 28 years ago, the owner of the San Francisco Giants wrote a letter of apology to the Catholic League for hosting the drag group.
Fort Worth bishop dismisses Carmelite mother superior in latest in Texas monastery-diocese dispute
Jun 2, 2023 / 12:40 pmBishop Michael Olson has issued a decree dismissing the reverend mother from the Order of Discalced Carmelites.
White House condemns Nicaraguan dictatorship’s latest attacks against the Catholic Church
Jun 1, 2023 / 14:15 pmThe Biden administration on Wednesday condemned Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s attempts to discredit the Catholic Church.
Dodgers pitcher denounces team’s decision to honor anti-Catholic group: ‘God cannot be mocked’
May 31, 2023 / 15:45 pmA Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher became the latest MLB player to publicly condemn the Dodgers’ decision to honor an anti-Catholic drag group.
MLB player condemns Dodgers’ decision to honor anti-Catholic group; team announces day for Christians
May 30, 2023 / 16:28 pmThe Los Angeles Dodgers announced they will be hosting a “Christian Faith & Family Day” on July 30 amid growing calls for boycotts.
State judge blocks South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban
May 30, 2023 / 13:25 pmA South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the state’s recently passed six-week “heartbeat” abortion ban on May 26.
Do your tax dollars pay for abortion? It depends on where you live
May 26, 2023 / 09:10 amRhode Island joins 16 other states funding abortion through Medicaid, despite the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of tax dollars to pay for abortion.
MiraVia maternity home brings hope and life to pregnant students in North Carolina
May 23, 2023 / 13:34 pmThe MiraVia maternity home on the campus of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina has helped more 60 pregnant and parenting students.
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch blasts COVID lockdowns, closing of churches
May 23, 2023 / 12:57 pmJustice Neil Gorsuch called the COVID-19 emergency orders possibly “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.”
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage announced with four major routes: Here’s how to join
May 18, 2023 / 16:15 pmThe pilgrimage will consist of four cross-country eucharistic processions, collectively traversing the entire continental U.S. during the summer of 2024.
Monument to life is installed at Catholic University in Washington, DC
May 17, 2023 / 15:58 pmThe new “National Life Monument” was unveiled and dedicated today on the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological College.
Ohio priest convicted of sexual abuse of minors
May 15, 2023 / 16:30 pmParish priest Michael Zacharias, 56, was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in the Northern District of Ohio last Friday.
Catholics at the U.S.-Mexico border: ‘Too many people to help, but someone has to’
May 15, 2023 / 14:17 pmAs debate rages over how to manage a new surge of migrants, Catholics in border communities like El Paso, Texas, wrestle with how to respond.
What is Title 42, why are the bishops against it, and what will happen next?
May 10, 2023 / 12:45 pmTitle 42 of a 1944 public health law to curb the inflow of migrants into the U.S. during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire May 11.
Trump and pro-life leaders meet after controversy over his abortion stance
May 9, 2023 / 13:20 pmKey pro-life leaders emerged from a meeting with former president Donald Trump praising him for his anti-abortion stance.
U.S. bishops condemn ‘Secure the Border Act of 2023’
May 8, 2023 / 16:30 pmBishop Mark Seitz of El Paso issued an open letter to Congress on May 5, strongly condemning the Secure the Border Act of 2023 as “extreme.”
Catholic bishops respond to Texas tragedies that left 16 dead, including group of migrants
May 8, 2023 / 13:15 pmThe victims of the incident at the border were Venezuelan migrants who were waiting for a bus after spending the night at a shelter affiliated with Catholic Charities.
A sculpture of Jesus at Rome’s airport is taking travelers by surprise
Apr 20, 2023 / 12:47 pmThe next time you are flying through Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport you can see Jesus at Terminal 1.
Pope Francis gave a relic of the true cross to King Charles for his coronation
Apr 19, 2023 / 15:30 pmTwo pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was crucified will lead the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom’s coronation procession on May 6.
Supreme Court extends temporary ruling lifting restrictions on abortion pill
Apr 19, 2023 / 15:10 pmSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a ruling Wednesday extending the court’s temporary pause on all restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone.