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Archdiocese of Chicago removes 2 priests from ministry after sex abuse allegations
The archdiocese announced the development on Saturday, writing to 14 different parishes at which the two priests served over a... Read more
PHOTOS: Faith, hope, and healing shine at OneLife LA amid southern California fires
Approximately 3,000 people gathered for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ 11th annual OneLife LA on Saturday, moved to the Cathedral... Read more
The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.... Read more
Michigan parish celebrates Chinese New Year with Mass in Mandarin
Many Chinese Catholics celebrate the Lunar New Year by attending Mass to thank God for blessings received, and a parish... Read more
Hawaii’s seafarer ministry brings pastoral relief to island’s ‘invisible’ fishing industry
Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva launched the Hawaii Apostleship of the Sea Ministry out of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa late... Read more
Catholic leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire and renewed Holy Land pilgrimages
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed cautious optimism this week that pilgrims will be able to return to the... Read more
Supreme Court will decide on parental right to shield children from gender ideology in school
Parents are suing the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education over a policy that prohibits parents from opting their children... Read more
Texas judge rules states can revive challenge to abortion pill
Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Thursday that Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri can pursue legal action to prohibit the FDA from... Read more
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban planned for Sunday
TikTok, which has more than 100 million active users in the United States, will be banned on Sunday, Jan. 19,... Read more
6 things the pro-life movement is hoping the incoming Trump administration will do
Pro-life advocates and policy experts are hopeful that the new administration will take concrete actions on behalf of the unborn... Read more
‘Legally meaningless’: Experts respond to Biden’s Equal Rights Amendment declaration
The president on Friday proclaimed that the ERA — a measure abortion advocates have said could help legalize abortion nationwide... Read more
Biden says ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ is ‘law of the land’
The declaration appeared to carry no legal weight but could set off a protracted political and legal fight for the... Read more
Annual OneLife LA will go on despite the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles
Earlier this week archdiocesan officials in Los Angeles announced the OneLife LA event would be held entirely in the Cathedral... Read more
Becket survey: Overall support for religious liberty grew in 2024
The sixth Religious Freedom Index survey found that religious freedom overall continues to grow with its religious freedom index hitting... Read more
Philadelphia archbishop launches ‘missionary hubs’ to reach the ‘missing 83%’
Archbishop Nelson Pérez has decided to launch a missionary outreach program to reach the 83% of baptized Catholics who are... Read more
Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances
The amendment would ensure a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” protecting abortion in the first two trimesters and in the... Read more
ACLU files suit against West Virginia over $5 million grant to Catholic trade college
The American Humanist Association contends in its lawsuit that the grant violates the state constitution’s guarantee of freedom of religion. Read more
Survey: Alleged abuse of minors has cost U.S. Church $5 billion over 20 years
The CARA survey polled about 200 dioceses and eparchies and approximately 220 religious communities of men over the course of ... Read more
Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump
Father Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Read more
Thomas More Society petitions Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists in prison
In its petition to President-elect Donald Trump, the Thomas More Society argues “these pro-life Americans are deserving of full and... Read more
