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Indiana Supreme Court: Abortion ban does not violate state constitution
According to a Friday ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court, the abortion ban stands, but litigation is still ongoing. Read more
U.S. bishops praise Supreme Court’s unanimous Groff v. DeJoy religious freedom decision
The ruling favoring a Christian postal worker’s religious freedom rights “breathed life back” into a major civil rights law. Read more
Catholic universities blast Supreme Court affirmative action decision
The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and numerous Catholic institutions of higher learning criticized the court’s ruling. Read more
Former New Mexico priest indicted on child sex abuse charges
Daniel Balizan, who had served in at least eight New Mexico parishes, could face 10 or more years in prison... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Tiedemann
Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann recently turned 75, the mandatory age for bishops to submit a letter offering to step down. Read more
Supreme Court sides with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage
The court’s 6-3 ruling states that the First Amendment’s free speech clause protects a Colorado web designer who feared prosecution... Read more
Franciscan friar gets 6 months in jail for blocking New York abortion clinic entrance
Father Fidelis Moscinski, CFR, was given the maximum penalty for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Read more
State health examiner agrees that McCarrick is unfit to stand trial
The update in the case could lead to the dismissal of the only criminal charges that McCarrick, 92, has ever... Read more
UPDATE: Portland Archdiocese says schools department closure not due to gender ideology feud
The archdiocese says it is reevaluating how to evangelize and “integrate schools more fully into our mission” given a changing... Read more
U.S. bishops rebuke group of Catholic Democrats vowing to support abortion
The USCCB has issued a response to a group of lawmakers who signed a letter citing Catholic teaching as a... Read more
Decision expected Friday in Christian wedding website designer case
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis is one of four cases the Supreme Court has yet to decide before its term... Read more
UPDATED: Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian postal worker in unanimous religious freedom decision
Employers must show that the burden of granting an accommodation would result in substantial increased costs, the court said. Read more
Former prioress in Forth Worth admits to sexual misconduct in recording, names priest
In a recording played in a court hearing Tuesday, former prioress Theresa Gerlach admitted to breaking the Sixth Commandment. Read more
President Biden says ‘not big on abortion’ but campaigns with strong abortion message
President Joe Biden cited his Catholic faith at a campaign fundraiser Tuesday for a reason why he is “not big... Read more
Irish nun who changed education for India’s poorest children dies
Winner of the prestigious Padma Shri award, Sister Cyril Mooney’s school model was adopted by the entire country of India. Read more
Gallup poll: Church attendance sees slight uptick; still below pre-pandemic levels
Gallup surveyed more than 1,000 Americans in May, asking if they had attended church, synagogue, mosque, or temple within the... Read more
Parishioners murdered in Newton, Massachusetts, were ‘salt of the earth’ pastor says
Cardinal Sean O'Malley paid tribute to Gilda and Bruno D’Amore and Lucia Arpino, saying “they loved Christ and the Church.” Read more
On heels of apostolic visitation, Bishop Strickland keeps up presence on social media
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, has continued his prolific tweeting amid the apostolic visitation ordered by Pope Francis. Read more
30 Catholic Democrats sign letter on Dobbs anniversary vowing to support abortion
The group of representatives cited their Catholic faith and St. John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici as reasons to... Read more
Religious freedom report shows dangerous trends in the West
The 2023 Religious Freedom in the World report released by Aid to the Church in Need highlights dangerous trends within... Read more
