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Full text of Bishop Paul Coakley’s pastoral letter on gender dysphoria, transgender movement
“On the Unity of the Body and Soul: Accompanying Those Experiencing Gender Dysphoria” was released on Good Shepherd Sunday. Read more
Assisted suicide in the United States: Where is it legal?
While euthanasia is still illegal in the U.S., 10 states now allow assisted suicide, and at least a dozen are... Read more
Republicans help defeat abortion bans in S.C. and Nebraska
Pro-life bills that would have restricted abortion in Nebraska and South Carolina failed to pass their state legislatures on Thursday. Read more
Bagpipes, cymbals, and Marian hymns: Catholics make reparation outside ‘SatanCon’ in Boston
More than 100 Catholics showed up to pray outside The Satanic Temple’s annual conference as it began this weekend. Read more
Catholic bishops praise Senate’s blocking of ERA, cite abortion, religious freedom concerns
Catholic bishops praised senators who stood their ground Thursday to prevent efforts to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment in the... Read more
New York Sisters of Charity won’t take new members, signaling end of congregation
The Sisters of Charity of New York announced they will no longer take new members, describing their congregation as on... Read more
As HHS plans abortion referral hotline, pro-life alternatives are going strong
As the Biden administration seeks to establish a million-dollar hotline to provide abortion referrals, pro-life advocates say they have long... Read more
Catholic mother expecting conjoined twins chooses life
Despite doctors’ advice to have an abortion, Nicole and Austin LeBlanc believe “God has a plan for everything.” Read more
U.S. bishops call for new farm bill that prioritizes needy families
The U.S. bishops are urging Congress to prioritize programs that feed needy families and support small-family farmers in the 2023... Read more
Michigan priest pleads guilty to sexually abusing 5-year-old boy in 1987
A Michigan Catholic priest who was removed from active ministry in 2002 after a sexual abuse complaint was brought against... Read more
Pope Francis names several Americans to Dicastery for Evangelization
How can Catholics evangelize? Americans picked by Pope Francis will offer their ideas to the evangelization body. Read more
Oklahoma bill expanding religious freedom to government contracts heads to governor’s desk
Legislation that would expand religious freedom protections passed both chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature and now heads to the governor’s... Read more
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Canadian parents push back against gay pride flag in Catholic school district; police called
The York Catholic District School Board met Tuesday night to consider whether the board should fly a gay pride flag... Read more
Archdiocese of Philadelphia and former priest named in lawsuit alleging cover-up of rape
A woman is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for covering up the “mass sexual abuse” of a priest who she... Read more
Survey of new priests: Most pray rosary, go to eucharistic adoration, parents stayed married
A survey of 450 priests-to-be shows that the overwhelming majority were raised Catholic in intact families and showed habits of... Read more
Lay ministry must be done in service to others and not become ‘self-referential,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis emphasized the importance of lay ministers working in service to others rather than as a way to inflate... Read more
Pope Francis names new bishop to shepherd Harrisburg Diocese
Bishop Timothy Senior, an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was named as the next bishop of the Diocese... Read more
Cracks appear in U.S. pro-life movement over Pavone’s leadership
Former members of Frank Pavone’s own organization and other leaders in the wider pro-life community have sought to distance themselves... Read more
Bishops condemn Florida’s dropping of unanimous jury requirement for death penalty cases
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 20 allowing prisoners in the state to be sentenced to death without... Read more
Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary
A professor at a Catholic seminary in Louisiana lost his job after it was discovered that he had gone on... Read more
