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UPDATE: Where are Catholics allowed to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day this Lent?
Which dioceses are offering a dispensation from the requirement to abstain from meat? Read more
Texas lawmakers propose making illegal immigration a felony
The “Border Protection Unit Act” would create a specialized border protection police force and make illegal immigration a state felony. Read more
Facing hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, Albany Diocese to declare bankruptcy
The diocese has been named in more than 400 lawsuits filed from August 2019 to August 2021 under the Child... Read more
Miami University student group hopes to install Plan B ‘morning after pill’ vending machine on campus
Miami University’s student government association has plans to install a “Plan B” emergency contraception vending machine on its Oxford, Ohio,... Read more
Group of Jewish parents sue state of California for equal access to special needs education
Under California law, funding for special education is not available to religious schools. Read more
Texas man sues ex-wife’s friends for facilitating unborn child’s abortion
The wife’s friends allegedly conspired with her “to murder her unborn child with illegally obtained abortion pills.” Read more
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast speakers address attacks on human dignity
Addressing an audience of over 1,000, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak brought attention to the human toll of the... Read more
Citing abuse lawsuits, California’s smallest diocese files for bankruptcy
The Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in northern California said on Monday that it will file for bankruptcy due to... Read more
Biden calls bans on transgender treatments for children ‘close to sinful’
President Joe Biden criticized Florida’s regulation of transgender medical care for children and ban on gender ideology in the classroom. Read more
Case that could stop half of U.S. abortions set for this Wednesday
The FDA is accused of recklessly endangering women and young girls for decades by ignoring its own research and testing... Read more
Catholic universities should do more to respond to environmental issues, Vatican cardinal says
Cardinal Michael Czerny called for universities to provide a “concrete, visionary, and courageous response” to the problem of environmental destruction. Read more
Police looking for man who vandalized Connecticut Catholic church
The suspect allegedly smashed windows and painted “hateful” messages on the floor and wall, police said. Read more
‘The Office’ star, reacting to cannibal pastor in ‘The Last of Us,’ blasts ‘anti-Christian bias’ in Hollywood
“Could there be a Bible-reading preacher on a show who is actually loving and kind?” asked Rainn Wilson, who played... Read more
EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw: Catholic journalists called to be ‘truth tellers’
EWTN CEO Michael P. Warsaw delivered the keynote address at the conclusion of the “Journalism in a Post-Truth World” conference. Read more
PHOTOS: A look back at 10 years of Pope Francis’ participation in World Youth Days
In the 10 years of his papacy, the Holy Father has exhorted young people at World Youth Days to answer... Read more
Have you ever wondered what vegans give up for Lent?
Have you ever wondered what vegans give up for Lent? Read more
Journalists at EWTN/Franciscan conference discuss media bias in the internet age
“If you give people what they think they want, that might work economically,” RealClearPolitics’ Carl Cannon said, “but that isn’t... Read more
‘Cannabis Studies’ program at St. Joseph’s University a ‘scandal,’ theologian says
The Jesuit Catholic St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia is now offering four certificates in “cannabis studies.” Read more
United Nations equates Sandinista Nicaragua with Nazism
Amid ongoing reports of oppression of the Catholic Church and the Nicaraguan people under the regime of President Daniel Ortega,... Read more
Wyoming advances a new abortion ban to replace blocked ‘trigger law’
The governor is expected to sign into law legislation that says unborn babies are human beings and should be afforded... Read more
