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Rash of attacks on Catholic churches prompts $1 million ad campaign from CatholicVote
The CatholicVote ad campaign will feature television ads in markets in Washington, D.C.; Arizona; and Wisconsin, as well as online. Read more
Court documents reveal horrific details after mother and daughter charged in abortion case
A Nebraska abortion case relying on private Facebook messages as evidence began as an investigation into concerns that a teenager... Read more
Boston Children’s Hospital changes website, removes text offering genital surgeries to 17-year-olds
Boston Children’s Hospital removed language from their website that said the hospital’s youth gender program offered irreversible, sterilizing genital surgeries... Read more
Cardinal visits bishop abducted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship: His spirit is strong
The archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, met with the bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez, hours after the bishop... Read more
Vandalizing pregnancy center ‘for giving out diapers’ is ‘a bit much,’ director says
When Pam Hibbard saw red paint on the steps at Bethlehem House, the pro-life pregnancy center that she directs, she... Read more
Notre Dame is betting on young Hispanic Catholics to be the future of the Church
Iskali, a ministry that helps form young Hispanic adults in the Catholic faith, will take its evangelization efforts to the... Read more
Police put Nicaraguan bishop under house arrest again, send priests and seminarians to jail
The national police of Nicaragua's Ortega regime said that the bishop was seized to prevent "destabilizing and provocative activities.” Read more
Cardinal Ouellet: Allegations against me are defamatory
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, on Friday denied having made inappropriate gestures on a woman who... Read more
BREAKING: Police force their way into chancery and abduct bishop in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan police forced their way into the residence of Bishop Rolando Álvarez Friday morning and abducted the prelate, an outspoken... Read more
A Priest and Martyr for the Faith: The cause for the beatification of Father Ragheed Ganni
It has been fifteen years since the martyrdom of Father Ragheed Ganni, the Chaldean priest of the Holy Spirit parish... Read more
Fresno bishop joins march for farmworkers’ union voting rights bill
Bishop Joseph Brennan of Fresno joined the United Farm Workers last week for a portion of the union’s march through... Read more
Man arrested for burglary, property destruction at Catholic school in DC
Police have arrested and charged the man believed to have vandalized St. Anthony School in Washington, D.C., last week, Read more
Journalist who reported on massacre of Nigerian Christians to stand trial for “cyberstalking”
Luka Binniyat, a Catholic human rights reporter, is facing prison after writing an article in which the Nigerian government was... Read more
Back-to-school in Uvalde means Catholic school scholarships for hurting families
A Catholic charity with a longtime link to Uvalde has funded 30 scholarships so that students may attend the local... Read more
Spanish bishops stand in solidarity with Church in Nicaragua, persecuted by Ortega government
At least two Spanish archdioceses have expressed their support for the Church in Nicaragua, which is being persecuted by prsident... Read more
Vatican will not take Cardinal Ouellet to trial for sex abuse allegation
Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed this week... Read more
Australian Anglicans split over same-sex marriage
An attempt by the Sydney archdiocese to affirm that marriage is only between a man and a woman was narrowly... Read more
Why the Vatican's Secretariat of State is set to face a trial in the UK over the London property deal
Following a ruling by the British Court of Appeal, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State is set to face a trial... Read more
The relics St. Helena brought to Rome from the Holy Land
The mother of Constantine the Great, St. Helena, is believed to have restored many sites in the Holy Land, where... Read more
Each of Louisiana’s abortion clinics are leaving the state
The three abortion clinics in Louisiana are leaving the state following the state’s Supreme Court Aug. 12 decision that an... Read more
