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Suspect arrested in connection with murder of Bishop David O’Connell
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell. Read more
UPDATE: Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
Bishop David G. O’Connell, known affectionately as “Bishop Dave,” was shot in the torso on Feb. 18. He was pronounced... Read more
God, creation, and humanity: The ‘lost lectures’ of Benedict XVI collected in new book
Six lectures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were almost lost forever. But now, they have been collected in a new Ignatius... Read more
Belmont Abbey College launches $100 million campaign to fund campus, academic improvements
The Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina is known for its faithfulness to Catholic teaching and has seen a... Read more
LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell shot and killed
Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, 69, was a native of Ireland who had worked with the poor in the South Los... Read more
103-year-old ‘basketball nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt releases memoir
With the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long been a student favorite at Loyola University of Chicago. Read more
Lawsuit seeks to rescind $250,000 Albuquerque grant to Planned Parenthood
The lawsuit claims that the funding constitutes a “donation,” which the it says is in violation of the New Mexico... Read more
U.S. bishops: FBI document targeting Catholics is ‘religious profiling’
The USCCB responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal an investigation into “radical traditionalist”... Read more
‘He was a good shepherd’: Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine dedicated in Oklahoma City
The archbishop of Oklahoma City dedicated and opened a multimillion-dollar, 2,000-seat shrine built in Rother’s honor on Feb. 17. Read more
New York Archdiocese to close 12 Catholic schools
The archdiocese cited “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.” Read more
Virginia Senate Democrats kill bill to protect infants born alive after failed abortions
The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee vote prevents the legislation from moving forward. Read more
Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says
A significant minority of Americans would favor genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an... Read more
National Archives signs agreement to ensure free speech at museum after alleged pro-life discrimination
The agreement comes in response to a lawsuit filed after several people were asked by National Archives Museum staff to... Read more
Witness to horror: A Christian farmer in Nigeria saw his family massacred
Clement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by... Read more
New York Encounter kicks off this weekend: Here’s what you need to know
The New York Encounter is an annual cultural event that focuses on the elements of truth, beauty, and goodness in... Read more
Court decides to reconsider Connecticut’s transgender athlete case
A federal appeals court announced Feb. 13 it will rehear a lawsuit filed by female athletes who say they were... Read more
Canadian government moves to delay expanding assisted suicide to include the mentally ill
Legislation would delay by one year plans to include mental illness among the list of eligible conditions under the country’s... Read more
Catholic groups join fight against FDA approval of abortion pill
Pro-life organizations, members of Congress, and state attorneys general have signed amicus briefs in support of an Alliance for Hippocratic... Read more
Synod on Synodality: North American delegates embark on writing retreat
The delegates for North America are in Orlando, Florida, until Feb. 17 to work on composing a document called a... Read more
Archdiocese of Miami offers to take in priests exiled from Nicaragua
Archbishop Thomas Wenski announced that his archdiocese will receive with open arms the Nicaraguan priests and seminarians who were deported... Read more
