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Proposed changes to poverty calculations could strip federal aid from millions
A new proposal from the Trump administration would change the way the national poverty threshold is calculated, potentially leading millions... Read more
Pro-life rally draws 1,000 after Rep. Brian Sims' Planned Parenthood videos
More than 1,000 people gathered May 10 for a public demonstration against recent social media videos that depicted a Pennsylvania... Read more
Montana governor vetoes Born-Alive Infant Protection Act
A leading national pro-life group has criticized Montana’s governor for vetoing a bill that would require medical professionals to save... Read more
50 Years of Abortion: Where does Canada go from here?
On May 14, 2019, abortion will have been legal in Canada for half a century. Since it became legal, approximately... Read more
EWTN to launch African news agency
EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Friday that it will launch a news service for the African continent. Read more
Bishop Olmsted sees 'renewal' in priestly formation, despite scandal
Despite the scandals of clerical sexual abuse that the Catholic Church has suffered in past decades, the Church in the... Read more
God will provide strength through persecution, new Filipino bishop says
A new bishop in the Philippines has called for Catholics to show courage in the face of violence and persecution. Read more
Mexican bishops ask government to assist in migrant crisis
The Mexican Bishops' Conference has made a public request for help from the country's authorities, as well as all people... Read more
'No greater love' — Denver Catholics remember Kendrick Castillo, who died in STEM school shooting
Kendrick Castillo, who died in the May 7 STEM school shooting, is remembered as a heroic, and holy, young man. Read more
What do Jews and Christians have in common? Love of neighbor, Pope Francis says
The love of neighbor is a common commitment among Christians and Jews, Pope Francis said Tuesday, to teachers and students... Read more
Dominican scholar: Church crisis calls for renewal of Catholic teaching on freedom
According to a Dominican scholar, the crisis of priestly fidelity is connected to a new cultural conception of human freedom... Read more
Pope Francis issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious
New Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity... Read more
Lawsuit calls for POW Bible to be removed from VA hospital display
A Bible once carried by a World War II prisoner of war is the center of a legal fight at... Read more
Chaput: Rep. Brian Sims’ harassment of pro-lifers 'unbecoming of an elected official'
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia called for broad participation in a pro-life rally this week, scheduled in response to a... Read more
Judge rules against Virginia law banning abortions by non-doctors
A federal judge in Richmond, Virginia has ruled against state medical regulations requiring first-trimester abortions be performed only by physicians. Read more
After Vatican-China deal, Chinese bishop imprisoned for 23 years is not yet released
The nephew of a Chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his... Read more
CRS: Situation in Gaza still dire, despite ceasefire
Although a ceasefire has calmed a violent situation in Gaza, one Catholic aid agency warned that the people living there... Read more
The world needs new evangelizers, Pope Francis says
Like Saints Cyril and Methodius shared the Gospel with the Slavic people in the 9th century, today the world is... Read more
Why these men walked 24 miles to the ‘Rome of the Midwest’
It can be hard to find time for silent reflection in today’s bustling modern society. But a group of men... Read more
Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, arrives in Canada
Asia Bibi, the Catholic wife and mother who spent 9 years on death row on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, has... Read more
