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Vance leads prayer for Pope Francis at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope Francis’... Read more
Border bishops call for immigration reform, reiterate support for migrants
The bishops issued the statement while participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio. Read more
German archdiocese criticizes carnival float associating Jesus with sex abuse crisis
Here are some of the major stories of the Catholic Church around the world that you might have missed this... Read more
CNA explains: Pope Francis still calls Gaza parish every night
Holy Family Parish in Gaza is a makeshift home to 500 people: mostly Orthodox, Protestant, and Catholic Christians but also... Read more
New Jersey governor launches program to bring abortionists to state
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more
Supreme Court pauses order that Trump pay $2 billion in foreign aid
The funding freeze touched off a flurry of lawsuits from nonprofits and aid groups who said the White House had... Read more
Faith & Reason Institute celebrates silver anniversary
The institute, which got its name from St. John Paul II’s 1998 encyclical Fides et Ratio, addresses issues of economics,... Read more
Catholic Charities agencies across U.S. continue to be affected by funding freeze
Catholic Charities in Florida, Texas, and Kansas spoke out this week about how the funding freeze has impacted both program-specific... Read more
Trump appeals court order to restart foreign aid as Catholic groups remain without funds
The attorney general’s office filed an appeal late Tuesday after U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ordered the administration to supply... Read more
Judge blocks Trump’s pause on refugee admissions
In a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead ordered the Trump administration to restore the program and funding to... Read more
Yearslong decline in Christianity ‘leveling off’ in U.S., Pew survey shows
Pew said its most recent Religious Landscape Study showed 62% of U.S. adults identifying as Christian, a number that has... Read more
Historic African American parish in St. Louis receives grant to restore stained glass
St. Alphonsus Liguori Church was one of 30 churches in the country chosen to receive a grant this year from... Read more
Here are the states where assisted suicide legislation is moving forward in 2025
Legislation on assisted suicide has been introduced in several states this year, with some bills gaining traction in efforts to... Read more
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal on Tennessee law banning drag shows
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the petition to hear an appeal on the ruling, which was filed by... Read more
Supreme Court overturns Oklahoma death row inmate’s murder conviction, grants new trial
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that condemned Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip be given a new trial. Read more
JD Vance to speak at annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
“His presence is a sign of hope and openness to Catholic values and all the good that they bring to... Read more
Federal judge blocks immigration arrests at some religious sites
A federal judge has ruled that the government will not be permitted to conduct unrestricted arrests of suspected unauthorized immigrants... Read more
Catholic bishops, faithful worldwide pray for Pope Francis amid ongoing health struggles
Over the weekend the Vatican said the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion. Read more
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Illinois abortion ‘buffer zone’ case
Coalition Life, a St. Louis pro-life group, had last summer petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the buffer... Read more
Can’t make it to Rome? Here are the U.S. locations where you can get a jubilee indulgence
Here’s an interactive map that shows many of the pilgrimage sites that have been designated across the U.S. for the... Read more
