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Condom distribution at Catholic hospital stops after Cincinnati archdiocese speaks up

Apr 10, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

A county-run needle exchange program hosted in a Catholic hospital’s parking lot has stopped distributing condoms, following action from Archbishop... Read more

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Condom giveaways, needle exchanges—Are Catholic hospitals called to more?

Apr 8, 2018

By Kevin J. Jones

A clean needle exchange program that distributes condoms is hosted in the parking lot of an Ohio Catholic hospital, and... Read more

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Christmas lights line a street in Rome, Italy, Dec. 17, 2024.

PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City

Bishop Gregory Kelly.

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as new bishop of Tyler, Texas

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Study: Many women ‘unprepared’ by health workers for severe pain from chemical abortions

Nigerian Christian mother of five Rhoda Jatau was acquitted of blasphemy charges after a two-and-a-half-year legal battle.

Major religious freedom win for Nigeria: Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges 

Pope Francis meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, June 14, 2024, after a session at the G7 summit, which is being held June 13–15 in the southern Italian region of Puglia.

Biden to meet with Pope Francis in January to discuss ‘peace’ 

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.

Republicans consider FACE Act repeal amid testimony on pro-life targeting

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Ohio school district pays $450,000 for forcing teacher to resign over transgender dispute

Pope Francis blesses small mobile medical unit being donated to Ukraine.

Pope Francis sends special Christmas gift to the people of war-torn Ukraine

The faithful adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament at Adoration Sodality Day at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Mother Angelica’s Blessed Sacrament Shrine marks 25th anniversary

The U.S. bishops designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year on Dec. 17, 2024. 

U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site

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