Friar charged with blocking access to Long Island Planned Parenthood clinic
byCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Father Fidelis Moscinski, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, has been charged with violating the federal Freedom of Access to…
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HHS urged to ‘reconsider misguided mandate’ on transgender procedures
byNEW YORK — Catholic hospitals and their workers “must not be coerced by the government to violate their consciences” by being forced to perform…
Pope joins sports summit in call for more inclusion, dignity for players
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The Vatican synod hall became a stand full of cheering fans, pumping fists, clapping and shouting encouragement as…
Alito kicks off project on originalism, Catholic intellectual tradition
byBy Julie Asher WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito told a group of law students in Washington that he is always mindful that the rulings…
Florida continues with rescue efforts as Hurricane Ian heads north
byBy Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Authorities in Florida continued rescue efforts Sept. 30, and Catholic parishes and dioceses in the U.S. moved rapidly to…
Helping each student shine is a spiritual work of mercy, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Education is a spiritual work of mercy not because it imparts information, but because it helps another find…
Pope names new members to commission for protection of minors
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis reconfirmed the leadership of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and expanded its membership…
Catholics decry clemency denial in Oklahoma, call for end to death penalty
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders are speaking out about a Sept. 27 decision by Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board to deny clemency…
Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’
byBy Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Organizations led by women religious in the U.S., as well as other Catholic institutions, denounced those who threaten democracy…
Cardinal Parolin calls Putin’s nuclear threat ‘repugnant’
byNEW YORK — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warnings that he would consider using nuclear weapons is a “repugnant threat” that shows the urgency of…