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US Capitol dome.

Bishops ask faithful to flood Congress with calls for Conscience Protection Act

Mar 6, 2018

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement asking people to pray, call, and write to their Congressional... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith. photo

Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says

Nov 8, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more

Doctor.

'Conscience in Residency' project supports doctors in training

Jan 18, 2017

When it came time for medical student Ashley Stone to apply to OB/GYN residency programs, she was determined to remain... Read more

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US bishops call for legal protection of doctors who won't perform abortions

Jul 11, 2016

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Archbishop William Lori are once again calling on the House of Representatives to enact the Conscience... Read more

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Sarah Richardson, a sidewalk counselor with Coalition Life in Carbondale, Illinois.

Pro-life group asks Supreme Court to throw out abortion ‘buffer zone’ laws

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla was among the speakers featured at the 2024 Conference on Catholics and Public Life Nov. 15–17, 2024.

Socialism is ‘an enemy of the cross,’ Spanish bishop says

Coat of arms of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher.

What is the Jerusalem Cross?

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America’s pro-life movement readies 2025 federal- and state-level policy efforts

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis’ claim that Israel action in Gaza could be ‘genocide’ draws criticism

“Sts. Peter and Paul,” Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown.

3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome

Before being named a commissioner, Brendan Carr was a legal adviser for the Federal Communications Commission and then served as its general counsel.

Brendan Carr, CUA Law graduate, tapped to lead Federal Communications Commission

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Arizona Catholic parish fire being investigated as arson

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas, expressed his hope that the approval of a series of liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Chiapas “will encourage the process to promote similar adaptations in other Indigenous groups.”

Vatican approves liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in Mexico

Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti on Nov. 14, 2024, was named the 2024 Opus Prize laureate, which comes with a $1.2 million award recognizing transformative humanitarian work.

Nigerian Catholic religious sister wins $1.2 million Opus Prize

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