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Pro-life supporters take part in a "Rally for Life" march and celebration outside the Texas State Capitol on Jan. 27, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

Texas Supreme Court upholds law outlawing abortion even in so-called ‘hard cases’

May 31, 2024

By Matt McDonald

The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s law outlawing almost all abortions, turning aside a challenge based on severe... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023.

Catholic bishop: Biden administration ‘subverted’ pro-family policy by mandating abortion leave

May 31, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio, denounced the EEOC for its new... Read more

Catholics attend Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Lahore, on Aug. 20, 2023, four days after mob attacked several Pakistani churches over blasphemy allegations. More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches were vandalized when hundreds rampaged through a Christian neighbourhood in Jaranwala in Punjab province on Aug. 16.

Church responds to mob attack on Christians in Pakistan

May 31, 2024

By Aftab Alexander Mughal

After the recent attack on Christians in Sargodha, Church officials strongly condemned the incident. Read more

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Tennessee bans ‘abortion trafficking’ of underage girls   

May 31, 2024

By Matt McDonald

The new Class C felony, called “abortion trafficking of a minor,” applies to an adult who “recruits, harbors, or transports”... Read more

Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, speaks at Philadelphia’s Eucharistic Congress on Sept. 30, 2023. 

U.S. bishops to Congress: Abortion funding is ‘antithesis of health care and justice’

May 31, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Bishop Michael Burbidge highlighted in a May 16 letter that the USCCB “will oppose any bill that expands taxpayer funding... Read more

Frances Hui is policy and advocacy coordinator for the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation.

As Jimmy Lai languishes in prison, fellow activists convicted in Hong Kong

May 31, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Fourteen pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of subversion while billionaire Catholic convert Jimmy Lai, 76, remains imprisoned. Read more

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Tennessee bans minors’ interstate gender transitioning without parental consent

May 31, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Supporters call it a parental rights bill. Opponents say it’s unnecessary and a shot at transgender people.  Read more

Peace reigns inside Dar Mariam, the residence of the Salesian Sisters in Sudan despite the fact that it has been surrounded by heavy gunfire and bombed multiple times as war rages on in the northeastern African country.

In midst of brutal war, Sudanese Catholic community says ‘relationship with God has grown’

May 31, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Peace reigns inside Dar Mariam, the residence of the Salesian Sisters in Sudan, despite the fact that it has been... Read more

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

Catholic doctors, ethicists criticize Pontifical Academy for Life

May 31, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Experts argue that a book published by the Pontifical Academy book spreads “misleading and confusing” theological and medical information. Read more

Charlie McCullough, in grey hoodie, walks with the Eucharistic procession through southern Texas.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is ‘bringing out the best in people,’ pilgrims say

May 31, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is an unprecedented Catholic effort to walk with the Eucharist thousands of miles across the United... Read more

Lorenzo and Jacopo Salimbeni, “The Visitation,” 1416. Oratio of St. John the Baptist, Urbino, Italy.

4 things to ponder on the feast of the Visitation

May 31, 2024

By Zoe Romanowsky

May 31 is the feast of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, the second joyful mystery of the rosary. Read more

Copies of the Vatican document Dignitas Infinita which was published on April 8, 2024.

Trans-identifying monk risks ‘scandal’ and ‘confusion’ in Church, experts say

May 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Christian Matson, a hermit living in the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, went public with her transgender identity in a May... Read more

Jesus and the disciples during Season 4 of "The Chosen."

‘The Chosen’ announces Season 4 streaming; show’s creator gives Season 5 preview

May 30, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The creators of the hit series “The Chosen” announced May 29 that Season 4 will be available for public streaming... Read more

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Lawmakers call for studying environmental impact of abortion pill 

May 30, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Here’s a look at abortion-related and pro-life developments that took place in Washington, D.C., and various U.S. states recently. Read more

Joe Donnelly was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Holy See by President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022.

U.S. Ambassador to Holy See Joe Donnelly will step down, report says

May 30, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Former Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly from Indiana is reportedly stepping down from his post to return home to Indiana. Read more

Pope Francis greets a woman religious at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis hails ‘immense gift’ of vocation to the consecrated life

May 30, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a message to participants in a conference on consecrated religious life currently taking place in... Read more

On the solemnity of Corpus Christi,  the Eucharist — the real presence of Christ — is given public and solemn adoration, love, and gratitude.

Pope Francis: The Eucharist is God’s response to the deepest hunger of the heart

May 30, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The Holy Father will offer Mass and lead the traditional Eucharistic procession from St. John Lateran Basilica to St. Mary... Read more

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the103rd German Catholic Convention on May 29, 2024, in Erfurt, Germany.

German president laments Church’s diminished role at ‘Catholics Day’

May 30, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Both Pope Francis and the German president addressed participants at the national Catholic event underway this week. Read more

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Florida church employee pleads guilty to defrauding parish of $775,000

May 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The stolen money went toward “expensive purchases of concert and show tickets, luxury goods, payments to her home mortgage, and... Read more

Bishop Dominicus Meier OSB.

Benedictine Bishop Dominicus Meier replaces Bode in Osnabrück Diocese in Germany

May 30, 2024

By AC Wimmer

The Diocese of Osnabrück in northwestern Germany will be led by a Benedictine monk and bishop: Dominicus Meier will follow... Read more