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Trial date set in June for Father James Jackson’s child pornography case
The federal child pornography case against Providence, Rhode Island, priest Father James Jackson is scheduled to begin on June 20. Read more
Auxiliary Bishop Michael Fitzgerald retires after 4 decades serving Archdiocese of Philadelphia
With degrees in both civil and canon law, Fitzgerald served as the judicial vicar and the founding director of the... Read more
Illinois AG report says nearly 2,000 were victims of clergy sex abuse over 70-year span
The report released May 23 covers allegations from 1950 through 2019 within Illinois’ six Catholic dioceses. Read more
UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired
A professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored... Read more
Conjoined twins born, baptized, and confirmed before passing
Nicole and Austin LeBlanc, a Catholic couple from Michigan, chose to give their baby girls life and to share their... Read more
LA Archdiocese: Dodgers’ decision to honor drag queen nuns disparages real religious sisters
The archdiocese called for “all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form.” Read more
MiraVia maternity home brings hope and life to pregnant students in North Carolina
The MiraVia maternity home on the campus of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina has helped more 60 pregnant and... Read more
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch blasts COVID lockdowns, closing of churches
Justice Neil Gorsuch called the COVID-19 emergency orders possibly “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of... Read more
Survey: Fewer Americans confident about God’s existence, but many still pray
Only about half of Americans now say they are certain that God exists, but many Americans say they still pray... Read more
Pope Francis appoints Pennsylvania priest to lead Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Diocese of Kalamazoo, which comprises nine counties in southwest Michigan, has 59 parishes, 21 Catholic schools, and almost 80,000... Read more
LA Dodgers reverse course, will honor anti-Catholic drag group at Pride Night game
“A full apology and explanation was given to us by the Dodgers staff which we accept,” the Sisters of Perpetual... Read more
Massachusetts panel says child abuse laws should protect transgender kids from parents
A state agency is asking for a review of child abuse laws to ensure they apply to parents who won’t... Read more
A miracle in Missouri? Body of Benedictine Sisters’ foundress thought to be incorrupt
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, died at age 95 on... Read more
Moms on campus: How are Catholic colleges helping students facing unexpected pregnancies?
Spurred by last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Catholic colleges are devoting more resources to support young moms, a... Read more
Grandmother, grandchildren work to restore Fargo cathedral statue destroyed by vandal
Artist Marilyn Loegering is no stranger to difficult projects, but even she was shocked at what she saw in late... Read more
This Catholic group supports church leaders, parents to catechize children with disabilities
As autism rates continue to increase, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability seeks to support Catholic leaders, catechists, publishers, and... Read more
Vatican withdraws World Youth Day 2023 stamp after criticism in Portugal
The stamp’s design drew negative comments because it “recalls a colonial past very distant from Pope Francis’ message of universal... Read more
Carmelite nuns sue Fort Worth bishop over ‘grave misconduct’ in investigation of mother superior
Nuns from an Arlington, Texas, monastery are suing the Diocese of Fort Worth and the bishop for alleged violations of... Read more
Students protesting annual drag show at Catholic university threatened with violence
A group of students protesting an annual drag show at Loyola University Chicago said a group of counterprotesters destroyed their... Read more
Pentecost Novena: Here’s how to pray the first novena
The first novena ever prayed is the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins on Friday, May 19,... Read more
