Supreme Court allows full access to abortion pill
The lawsuit was filed by the pro-life Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which is being represented by Alliance Defending Freedom in court. ADF Senior Counsel Erik Baptist said in a statement…
Nicaragua regime’s harassment of Catholics demands a response, US bishops say
During Holy Week, the police arrested at least 15 Nicaraguans who were mostly faithful Catholics and critics of the regime, according to the nongovernmental organization Blue and White Monitoring. Those…
Coptic Patriarch to offer Orthodox Divine Liturgy in St. John Lateran Basilica
“Pope Tawadros will celebrate at a specially constructed altar and not the main altar of the basilica,” Browne said, noting that the Anglican service also did not take place at…
U.S. bishops: Senate vote keeping abortion in veteran health benefits is a ‘gross failure’
Broglio heads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, while Burbidge heads the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. On Wednesday the Senate voted 51-48 against a Congressional Review Act resolution to…
Washington bishop: Priests would rather go to jail than break seal of confession
On April 17, the Senate refused to agree to the House’s amendment and sent the original bill back to the House. Now, the House must choose whether it wants to…
Mississippi to implement new pro-family measures after governor signs bills
Several of the bills signed related to foster care, including a bill that, among other things, establishes a “foster parents bill of rights” and makes the Mississippi Department of Child…
A sculpture of Jesus at Rome’s airport is taking travelers by surprise
Salvator Mundi was only rediscovered in 2001 and can normally be seen at Rome’s Basilica of San Sebastiano Fuori le Mura. The airport gained permission from the Italian Interior Ministry…
Pope Francis: Illness and suffering can help us discover what really matters in life
He commented on how the Old Testament is filled with examples of people trusting in God in moments of tears (Ps 38), calling out to him for the healing of…
BREAKING: Supreme Court extends temporary ruling lifting restrictions on abortion pill
That pause was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Alito’s extension means that for the time being mifepristone continues to remain legal and approved for use up to 10…
Supreme Court seems open to considering more religious accommodations in the workplace
He said some courts have applied a “de minimis” test, which asserts that anything more than a minor inconvenience could be considered an “undue hardship.” He urged the court to…
Exiled Nicaraguan bishop says Ortega’s attacks are ‘a sign of desperation’
During the meeting, Ortega attacked the bishops of Nicaragua and said that Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matalgalpa, unjustly sentenced to 26 years and four months in prison as a traitor…
New online platform fights porn addiction under the patronage of Blessed Carlo Acutis
This latest initiative dedicated to addressing pornography addiction was seen by its founders as a priority given recent figures on divorce, which reveal that addiction to porn may be responsible…