USCCB’s 2020 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week slated for July 19-25
byBy Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is slated for July 19-25 this year and has as its…
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Concert honoring St. John Paul II centenary available online
byWASHINGTON — A concert honoring the centennial of St. John Paul II’s birth is now available online. The concert, featuring some of the United…
Indiana priest suspended after derogatory remarks about protesters
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana, has suspended a priest from public ministry after…
Judge strikes down Trump administration’s ‘third-country asylum rule’
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled late June 30 the Trump administration unlawfully implemented its 2019 policy to turn away…
Ruling in Montana case called ‘welcome victory’ for religious freedom
byBy Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The consensus from religious liberty advocates following the June 30 Supreme Court ruling on public funds…
Florida bishops hail new law on parental consent before minor has abortion
byBy Jean Gonzalez Catholic News Service ORLANDO, Fla.— Pro-life advocates in Florida applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis when he signed a bill June 30 that…
Msgr. Ratzinger, retired pope’s brother, dies at 96
byBy Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, a musician and retired Pope Benedict XVI’s elder brother, died July 1 at the…
Respect, understanding can defeat racism, bigotry, Archbishop Gregory says
byBy Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — While America grapples with racism and bigotry and other social ills, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory…
Pro-life advocates say ruling puts clinic profits over women’s health
byBy Ian Alvano Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Many of the country’s leading pro-life advocates said the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling striking…
Catholic leaders denounce rejection of federal death penalty appeal
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court announced June 29 that it would not hear an appeal by federal…