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Kentucky bishops back bill to allow ‘alternative sentencing’ for criminals with children

Feb 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The measure states that Kentucky wishes to “promote, strengthen, and encourage family life for the protection and care of children.” Read more

A nursery room is seen at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia, Missouri.

Catholic-backed prison nursery offers incarcerated moms ‘family-oriented’ space for babies

Feb 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The nursery program at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Missouri, offers moms the opportunity to... Read more

A bridge over the Mississippi River near St. Louis.

Missouri abortion amendment: Close vote sparks hope, Catholic leader says

Nov 18, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Repeal of Missouri’s abortion amendment remains a possibility, the head of the state’s Catholic conference says. Read more

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Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025.

Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome as Pope Francis praises their ‘ministry of forgiveness’

Speakers present at the briefing presenting the report “Attacks on Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem” by the Rossing Center on March 27, 2025. From left to right: Hana Bendcowsky, director of the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations at the Rossing Center; Bernard Sabella, a retired professor of sociology; Federica Sasso (Rossing Center)), moderator, Hussam Elias, executive director of the project; and Jesuit Father David Neuhaus.

Christian communities in Israel face growing hostility, annual report reveals

Mural of Archbishop Oscar Romero,

Nunciature in El Salvador issues correction for liturgical abuse

Bishop Christian Carlassare (center), President Salva Kiir (left), and Dr. Riek Machar (right).

Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan as country’s first vice president reportedly arrested

Launched in March 2025, St. Claret Maternity Center in the Nyabwina village serves the local region in the Sheema/Mbarara District of Uganda.

Inspired by John Paul II, Catholic maternal health organization celebrates 30 years

St. Paul’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Mosul, Iraq.

Cardinal calls on Iraqi Christians to vote for fellow Christians in upcoming elections

The Kansas Capitol in Topeka.

Leader of ‘black mass’ arrested at Kansas Capitol after punching protester

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New York official blocks Texas order against doctor who mailed abortion pills into state

“People need genuine compassion and choices, not the false choice of pain or poison,” says Jim Towey, founder and president of Aging with Dignity, the organization behind a new watchdog effort to monitor and oppose the expansion of assisted suicide throughout the United States.

Watchdog effort launches to oppose assisted suicide in U.S.

A wildfire blazes next to a stone lantern of family tomb in Andong, South Korea, on March 26, 2025. At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing “unprecedented damage,” the acting president said.

Pope Francis sends condolences after South Korea wildfires destroy thousands of homes

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