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‘I forgive you. I pray for you,’ Florida inmate says in...

Before he became Florida's sixth inmate to be executed in the state this year, convicted murderer Michael Duane Zack concluded his final statement Oct....

Catholic family and high school file discrimination lawsuit against Maine’s Department...

WASHINGTON  -- A Catholic family of five and a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Portland, Maine, filed a federal lawsuit June 13...

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Medically changing a person’s gender is...

Surgical, chemical or other interventions that aim "to exchange" a person's "sex characteristics" for those of the opposite sex "are not morally justified," said...

University of Idaho plans candlelight vigil after unknown assailant stabs four...

WASHINGTON -- In the days since four University of Idaho students were found brutally slain Nov. 14, the Catholic parish that serves the university...

Bishops turn their focus to supporting women and children after changes...

WASHINGTON -- If Roe falls, "my hope is that we will come together and seize this opportunity to create a post-Roe America where human...

Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act: House members says nearly 70 acts...

WASHINGTON -- House sponsors of a new bill to protect pregnancy centers said the measure would require the Biden administration to publicly disclose how...

National Catholic Educational Association joins others in fight against broadening of...

WASHINGTON  -- A number of Catholic and other faith-based associations and groups, including dioceses, have joined in supporting an amicus brief filed in a...

USCCB pro-life chairman Archbishop William Lori calls out President Biden for...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman said it is "deeply disturbing and tragic" that President Joe Biden has chosen to use his power as...

Colorado bishops ask Catholic legislators who voted for Colorado’s Reproductive Health...

In a June 6 open letter, the Catholic bishops of Colorado asked those Catholic legislators "who live or worship in the state" and voted...

San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone says Pelosi has rebuffed efforts to discuss...

WASHINGTON -- San Francisco's archbishop declared May 20 that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is not "to be admitted" to Communion unless and until...

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