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The Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania holds a "Mercy Witness for Life" rally on July 23, 2016, outside of the former site of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's closed abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Gosnell was convicted of the first-degree murder of three infants, the involuntary manslaughter of his patient Karnamaya Mongar, and other felony counts.

Post-debate explainer: The truth about late-term abortions in the United States

Sep 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Despite what viewers heard during Tuesday’s presidential debate, more than a dozen states in the U.S. allow on-demand abortions after... Read more

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North Dakota judge strikes down state’s abortion restrictions

Sep 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

North Dakota District Judge Bruce Romanick’s 24-page order making abortion legal up to the point of fetal viability is set... Read more

Signage is strewn across the intersection after Hurricane Francine swept through the area on Sept. 11, 2024, in Houma, Louisiana.

Catholic Charities seeks volunteers in Louisiana as Hurricane Francine floods the region

Sep 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Hurricane Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana on Sept. 11 as a Category 2 storm, bringing 100 mph winds in... Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sept. 11, 2024.

Bishop Cozzens emphasizes Eucharist, ‘transfiguration of the world’ at Eucharistic Congress

Sep 12, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

“The Eucharist and the Transfiguration of the World” was the title of the presentation given by Bishop Andrew Cozzens at... Read more

St. Josaphat Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.

UPDATE: Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says

Sep 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

CBS News Chicago reported that the alleged incident reportedly took place at an “eighth-grade confirmation retreat” in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,... Read more

Jennie Bradley Lichter is set to become the new president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund.

March for Life announces ‘longtime marcher’ as new president

Sep 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic pro-life activist Nellie Gray founded the March for Life in Washington, D.C., in 1974 following the 1973 Roe v.... Read more

Archbishop of Santo Domingo Francisco Ozoria delivering his homily Tuesday at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador.

Priority of Mass for priests driven home at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 12, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Eucharist must be the heart of the priest’s life. This truth was driven home by the Archbishop of Santo... Read more

Marijuana leaves.

North Dakota bishops call for rejection of recreational cannabis measure on state ballot

Sep 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Measure 5, if approved, would allow adults 21 and over to grow, sell, and use marijuana for recreational purposes. Read more

Pope Francis presides beneath a crucifix at Mass at Singapore National Stadium, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024

Pope Francis to Singapore’s Catholics: Follow St. Francis Xavier in spreading God’s love

Sep 12, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pontiff celebrated Mass in the Singapore National Stadium, a national landmark, on the last full day of his trip... Read more

Pope Francis addresses leaders at the National University of Singapore on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

Pope Francis praises Singapore’s spirit of progress, reminds leaders not to exclude the weak

Sep 12, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The pope expressed his admiration for the dedication of the country’s past and present leaders to build unity amid a... Read more

Devasting flooding has hit the city of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria, and the diocese there is appealing for assistance and prayer.

Nigeria diocese appeals for help, prayers after thousands displaced by floods

Sep 12, 2024

By ACI Africa

The Diocese of Maiduguri announced that the flooding in Maiduguri, a city in northeast Nigeria, is the worst the region... Read more

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz (left) during a meeting in Portugal on Oct. 9, 2023.

Opus Dei prelate asks prayers for new statutes and to share ‘the fire of the Lord’

Sep 12, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, renewed his request for prayer for the new statutes of “the Work.” Read more

The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition cover the altar, just dedicated by the cardinal. The covering of the altar signifies that it is both the place of the Eucharistic sacrifice and the Lord’s table.

Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church reopens in the Holy Land, new altar dedicated

Sep 12, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, recently came to the basilica to dedicate its new altar on the... Read more

From left: Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Our Lady of the Rosary; Our Lady of Sorrows; Our Lady, Undoer of Knots; and Our Lady of Peace.

7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles

Sep 12, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Over the centuries, the Blessed Mother has been graced with a plethora of different titles; here are seven of them. Read more

The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, before (left) and after a rampant wildfire destroyed the church on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Latin Mass parish in Nevada destroyed by wildfire

Sep 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A rampant wildfire in Nevada destroyed The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission on Saturday, which held the only Latin Mass in... Read more

Leyden Rovelo-Krull is the director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.

Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 11, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived migrant children in the U.S. was addressed during a talk this... Read more

Bangor Christian Schools building in Bangor, Maine.

Christian school sues Maine over law deterring religious schools from school choice program

Sep 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Crosspoint Church has asked the U.S Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a lower court decision.  Read more

The nave of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York.

‘Harsh realities’: Diocese of Buffalo announces final list of parish mergers, closures

Sep 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher had announced in May that an estimated 34% of the diocese’s parishes would be merged in... Read more

Singaporeans welcoming Pope Francis to their country on Sept. 11, 2024.

Catholic Church is in the midst of a growth spurt in Singapore

Sep 11, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The Catholic Church in Singapore is considered one of the most dynamic and vital in Southeast Asia. Read more

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November

Sep 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Among Catholics, 52% said they were backing former president Donald Trump in the race compared with 47% who said they... Read more