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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.

Congress should withhold funds from a politicized FBI, Chairman Jim Jordan says

May 16, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Jordan threatened to reduce the FBI’s funding during a hearing in which lawmakers debated whether laws are being selectively enforced... Read more

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Catholic bishops to FDA: Don’t make ‘minipill’ contraceptive over-the-counter

May 16, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Federal regulators should reject proposed over-the-counter use of the progestin-only “minipill” contraceptive, the U.S. bishops have said. Read more

JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida

Mutilated animals left on pro-life pregnancy center’s property in Orlando

May 16, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Staff at the center, which offers free pregnancy services to mostly minority women, discovered the deceased animals in front of... Read more

Church of the Sacred Heart in Bordeaux, France.

France’s Catholic clergy to carry ID cards proving they are in good standing

May 16, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The French Bishops’ Conference announced the change as part of a large set of measures designed to “intensify the fight... Read more

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Ohio priest convicted of sexual abuse of minors

May 15, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Parish priest Michael Zacharias, 56, was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in the Northern... Read more

Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California

Oakland Diocese files for bankruptcy following sexual abuse lawsuits

May 15, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The Diocese of Oakland has filed for bankruptcy protection amid hundreds of accusations of clergy sexual abuse, Bishop Michael Barber... Read more

Immigrants gather at a makeshift camp stranded between border walls between the U.S. and Mexico on May 13, 2023, in San Diego, California.

Catholics at the U.S.-Mexico border: ‘Too many people to help, but someone has to’

May 15, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

As debate rages over how to manage a new surge of migrants, Catholics in border communities like El Paso, Texas,... Read more

A sonogram picture of a fetus in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy

North Carolina governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, faces override

May 15, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Democratic governor’s veto puts the ball back in the lawmakers’ court, where Republicans enjoy a narrow supermajority. Read more

The Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan hosted an exhibit titled "God is Trans."

UPDATE: ‘God is trans’ exhibit remains in church, but with controversial title removed

May 15, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A controversial art display at a Manhattan Catholic church titled “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey” is undergoing a... Read more

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Leading Catholics and rabbis agree: Help terminally ill, reject assisted suicide

May 15, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The joint statement said the presentation reaffirmed “the dignity of every human being.”   Read more

Mattel's newest Barbie doll

Newest Barbie doll is ‘monumental,’ Down syndrome advocate says

May 14, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Children with Down syndrome will now see themselves reflected in Mattel’s newest Barbie doll. Read more

Fox News Sunday anchor and chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream discusses her latest book, “The Love Stories of the Bible Speak: Biblical Lessons on Romance, Friendship, and Faith” (Fox News Books) on The World Over with Raymond Arroyo, May 4, 2023.

Fox News’ Shannon Bream on love and friendship in the Bible

May 13, 2023

By Tina Dennelly

Bream, who speaks often and openly about her Christian faith, recently talked with The World Over’s Raymond Arroyo about her... Read more

North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh.

Abortion roundup: NC governor to veto 12-week ban as state battles heat up across U.S.

May 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto may be overridden by Republicans. Read more

A view of Baltimore's basilica nestled amid the city's famed row houses.

Church commission investigates Baltimore Archdiocese role in slavery

May 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The commission includes academics, archivists, and other researchers who are poring through old documents and will unveil some of its... Read more

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry.

Chicago’s Bishop Joseph N. Perry to lead U.S. bishops’ anti-racism committee

May 12, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The Chicago-born bishop brings extensive experience to the role, including his chairmanship of the USCCB Committee on African-American Catholics. Read more

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Florida bill to protect moral, religious beliefs of doctors, payors signed into law

May 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The new law forbids employers from taking action against employees who refuse to provide services based on a conscience-based objection. Read more

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In swing-state Virginia, pro-life attorney general opts not to support abortion pill lawsuit

May 11, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has refused to get involved and is instead defending a more moderate approach in the... Read more

Eduard Habsburg.

Eduard Habsburg, Hungary’s man at the Vatican, talks Pope Francis, cheesesteak, and family secrets

May 11, 2023

By Zelda Caldwell

On a recent visit to Washington, D.C., the archduke of Austria sat down with CNA to discuss his new book... Read more

The Agape Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines, Iowa, was vandalized in June 2022.

FBI offers $15,000 for help identifying suspect in pro-life pregnancy center vandalism

May 10, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The bureau is offering the reward for information on the vandal or vandals of Pregnancy Resource Center in Des Moines,... Read more

Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States stand in line to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the early morning hours after crossing into Arizona from Mexico on May 10, 2023, in Yuma, Arizona.

What is Title 42, why are the bishops against it, and what will happen next?

May 10, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Title 42 of a 1944 public health law to curb the inflow of migrants into the U.S. during the height... Read more