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Data show abortions dropped by nearly 40% in Iowa after six-week ban
The Iowa figures reflect similar drops in abortion seen around the country in the wake of shifting abortion laws. Read more
Sioux City Diocese to hold special collection after devastating Iowa floods
Sioux City Bishop Walker Nickless has established a flood victims relief collection to be taken in all diocesan parishes July... Read more
Trump romps in Iowa, a traditional stronghold for social conservatives
The results of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are powering a strong start to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 bid to... Read more
Iowa presents first test of 2024 Catholic vote in U.S.
The first contest in the Republican presidential nomination will take place in Iowa on Jan. 15, and CatholicVote is focused... Read more
Pro-life Iowans weigh their presidential options
The director of Iowa Right to Life is urging candidates and voters alike to consider information on fetal development in... Read more
Iowa Satanic Temple display not protected by First Amendment, Catholic legal expert says
A legal analyst for EWTN said the display installed at the request of a prominent atheist group is not religious... Read more
Iowa bishop suggests ‘case-by-case approach’ to LGBT accompaniment
Bishop Thomas Zinkula of the Diocese of Davenport called for a pastoral “accompaniment of sexual and gender minorities” that is... Read more
Pope Francis names Davenport, Iowa’s Bishop Zinkula to lead Archdiocese of Dubuque
Bishop Thomas Zinkula, 66, has led the Davenport Diocese in southeast Iowa since 2017. Read more
Judge temporarily blocks Iowa heartbeat law
The judge’s order means that abortion remains legal in Iowa for up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while legal challenges... Read more
Planned Parenthood asks court to block 6-week abortion ban in Iowa
Pro-abortion groups are asking a district court to block Iowa from enforcing a six-week abortion ban that the Republican governor... Read more
Iowa governor calls special session to consider abortion restrictions
Lawmakers will consider new abortion restrictions after the last effort was halted by the state Supreme Court. Read more
FBI offers $15,000 for help identifying suspect in pro-life pregnancy center vandalism
The bureau is offering the reward for information on the vandal or vandals of Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines,... Read more
New Iowa ‘school choice’ program a boon for Catholic schools, bishop says
Students who attend Iowa Catholic schools will soon get a financial boost of nearly $7,600 per year. Read more
Federal court: University of Iowa officials personally liable for mistreating Christian group
University of Iowa officials who wrongly de-recognized a Christian student group for objecting to same-sex relationships can be held personally... Read more
Iowa religious freedom bill sets 'highest standard' for government, backers say
An effort to restore strong religious freedom protections in Iowa has the backing of the state Catholic conference and others... Read more
Iowa lawmakers advance constitutional amendment to exclude ‘right to abortion’
Lawmakers in Iowa this week passed a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution which would exclude a... Read more
University of Iowa 'targeted' Christian group, lawyers argue
Lawyers representing a Christian group kicked off of a college campus over its religious beliefs have said they are confident... Read more
Pro-life laws advance in Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee
Three state legislatures have passed new restrictions on abortion: a heartbeat-based abortion ban in Tennessee; a 24-hour waiting period on... Read more
University spiritual life dean appointed Des Moines bishop
Pope Francis appointed Fr. William Joensen, a priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque and philosophy professor at a local college,... Read more
Iowa bishops to cooperate with attorney general’s request for abuse records
The Catholic bishops of Iowa have agreed to voluntarily hand over records on clerical sex abuse allegations in their dioceses,... Read more
