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The Reverend John I. Jenkins will step down after nearly two decades of service as the president of Notre Dame University at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

Notre Dame President Father John I. Jenkins to step down after 19 years

Oct 13, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Father John Jenkins, a Congregation of Holy Cross priest, is the university’s 17th president and will step down at the... Read more

Wichita Bishop Carl Kemme celebrates that diocese's annual "Mass for Life" in October 2022.

Judge’s ruling forces Wichita Diocese to cancel ‘Mass for Life’ in front of abortion clinic  

Oct 13, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Sedgwick County Chief Judge Jeffery Goering signed a temporary restraining order on Oct. 6, which, in effect, prohibited the Mass... Read more

Admiral Rachel Levine, Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, announces new transgender guidelines.

Biden Health and Human Services imposes trans pronoun mandate on employees

Oct 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

In a YouTube video sent to HHS employees, HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm said the policy ensures “that our colleagues... Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: Biden administration announces plan to evacuate U.S. citizens from Israel

Oct 12, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A bipartisan group of lawmakers had called on the State Department in a letter Tuesday to help bring those trapped... Read more

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Pew study: Christianity still most common religion among Asian Americans

Oct 12, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The think tank said in a release this week that “about a third of Asian American adults (34%) say their... Read more

Jedidiah Murphy was executed by the state of Texas on Oct. 10, 2023.

Texas executes prisoner despite pleas for clemency from Catholic anti-death-penalty group

Oct 11, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Jedidiah Murphy was put to death by lethal injection at the execution chamber in Huntsville on Tuesday night. Read more

The cross, preceding the Blessed Sacrament, passes by during a Eucharistic procession on the streets of New York City on Oct. 10, 2023.

PHOTOS: Eucharistic procession passes through the heart of New York City

Oct 11, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The monstrance was carried through busy streets with dozens of priests, nuns, and laypeople following after attending Mass at St.... Read more

CompassCare, a pro-life pregnancy center near Buffalo, New York, was heavily damaged by fire and spray-painted with pro-abortion graffiti on June 7, 2022.

Firebombed pro-life pregnancy center files FACE Act lawsuit 

Oct 11, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

CEO Jim Harden said in a statement about the suit: “It is ridiculous that as pro-life citizens we are forced... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run as independent: Where does he stand on the issues? 

Oct 10, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Despite his deep familial ties to the party, Kennedy has been very critical of modern Democrats and has opposed aspects... Read more

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Iowa bishop suggests ‘case-by-case approach’ to LGBT accompaniment

Oct 10, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Bishop Thomas Zinkula of the Diocese of Davenport called for a pastoral “accompaniment of sexual and gender minorities” that is... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court preview: Religious freedom cases on the docket

Oct 10, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Court watchers are keeping an eye on several cases that could have an impact on religious liberty and free speech... Read more

Police identified two 12-year-olds in connection with the vandalism and fire Oct. 6, 2023, at a local Catholic church in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Two 12-year-olds identified as vandals in Massachusetts church fire

Oct 10, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The two juveniles, a boy and a girl, will not face any charges at this time, police said.  Read more

Timika Thomas received the wrong medication from her local CVS while she was pregnant in 2019, which may have terminated the two embryos developing inside of her.

Pregnant woman given abortion pill by mistake; Nevada CVS fined $10,000

Oct 10, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Timika Thomas was undergoing in vitro fertilization and had just had two embryos placed in her womb when the pharmacy... Read more

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Oklahoma board approves Catholic charter school contract

Oct 10, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma said it was “excited to be one step closer to providing new education opportunities for families... Read more

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U.S. bishops launch mental health campaign with special novena, discussions

Oct 10, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The National Catholic Mental Health Campaign will begin Oct. 10, World Mental Health Day, with a Novena for Mental Health,... Read more

Archbishop Emeritus Charles Chaput of Philadelphia.

Archbishop Chaput offers advice to the Synod on Synodality

Oct 9, 2023

By Eduardo Berdejo

In an article published Friday in First Things, the archbishop was asked what he would say to those attending the... Read more

A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City toward Israel on Oct. 8, 2023. The death toll surged to almost 1,000 since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its massive surprise attack on Israel with a barrage of rockets and a massive ground assault, officials on both sides said on Oct. 8.

U.S. bishops call for prayers for peace in Holy Land amid escalating war

Oct 9, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The strike by Hamas resulted in hundreds of Israeli deaths, as well as reports of Hamas insurgents allegedly abducting Israeli... Read more

The Romeike Family.

German Christian home-schooling family reportedly given stay of deportation

Oct 9, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The Romeike family faced potential deportation by the Biden administration after having spent over a decade in the United States. Read more

Bishop Timothy Senior, then-rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, leads a tree blessing ceremony for the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1, 2015.

St. Charles Seminary receives $1.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment to improve preaching

Oct 8, 2023

By Matthew Gambino

The Philadelphia-based seminary has received the largest single programming grant from a charitable foundation in its almost 190-year history. Read more

The Romeike family fled from Germany in order to homeschool their children, and now faces deportation from the U.S.

Congress members urge DOJ to reject deportation of German family who sought asylum in US

Oct 6, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The Romeikes were granted deferred action status in 2013 after conflicts with the German government about home-schooling their children. Read more