Surviving the abortion pill: Women call for safety regulations
“I thought that I was going to die that day.” Haile McAnally’s words still ring years after her experience with abortion pills sent her to the hospital. Alone in her…
Attorney general nominee pledges to enforce ‘pro-life acts’
U.S. attorney general nominee Todd Blanche has pledged to enforce a federal law already on the books that would allow the federal government to end the shipping of chemical abortion…
Catholic leaders in Maine and Texas speak out after fatal ICE shootings
Catholic leaders are offering prayers and calls for peace and justice after federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrants in the span of one week. The Diocese of Portland, Maine,…
Scottish teacher takes legal action after dismissal over pro-life views
A Catholic teacher based in Arbroath, Scotland, is filing suit after she was fired over her pro-life views. Supported by pro-life group the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children…
Priest arrested for alleged child sexual abuse in Mexico City
The Mexico City attorney generalʼs office announced the arrest of a priest from the Archdiocese of Mexico accused of aggravated child sexual abuse against a 17-year-old girl and stated that…
Catholic, Orthodox bishops join in dialogue and prayer at Washington, D.C., conference
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox bishops exchanged dialogue and joined together in prayer at an ecumenical conference in Washington, D.C., this week with a hope that one day the Eastern and…
Catholic Charities distributes thousands of masks in Twin Cities amid widespread wildfire smoke
Catholic Charities workers in Minnesota distributed thousands of masks to vulnerable residents this week amid widespread smoke from raging wildfires both in Minnesota and in Canada. Data from the Canadian…
Swiss churches warn end of clergy military exemption will hurt pastoral care
Christians in Switzerland have protested a new military law that ends the long-standing exemption from compulsory military service for clergy, accusing the federal government of revising the legislation without consulting…
Mother of euthanized 25-year-old Spanish woman says her daughter was raped twice
The mother a 25-year-old Spanish woman who died by euthanasia in March following a long legal battle has filed two criminal complaints against the yet-to-be identified men who allegedly raped…
Pakistan court to review ruling in forced conversion, child marriage case
The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan will review a previous ruling that allowed a 13-year-old Christian girl, who was forced into child marriage and religious conversion, to stay with her…
Buffalo Diocese says it is cutting off financial support for priest accused of ‘abhorrent’ crimes
The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, has cut a priest off from financial support and is seeking his removal from the clerical state after federal investigators accused him of “abhorrent…
Vatican clarifies pope’s role ‘as universal shepherd’ in wake of US ambassador’s comments
When the pope speaks out on matters of war and peace, is he doing so as a religious authority or a political leader? A U.S. diplomat and a Vatican official…