Catholics weigh in as Supreme Court faces deadline on telemedicine abortion ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s stay on the 5th Circuit’s ruling restricting access to telemedicine abortions is set to expire May 11, a deadline that could bring an extension, allow the…
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to press China’s president on Jimmy Lai case
More than 100 U.S. lawmakers sent President Donald Trump a letter asking him to address Jimmy Lai’s case when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May…
Bishop urges global intervention against execution of 200 Ethiopian youth in Saudi Arabia
Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia has appealed to the international community to urgently intervene and halt the planned execution of 200 Ethiopian nationals reportedly…
Church in Colombia begins training digital missionaries to faithfully proclaim the Gospel
With the aim of proclaiming the Gospel on the so-called “digital continent,” the Colombian Bishops’ Conference launched the Digital Missionaries School last weekend. The school is an initiative of the…
Meet the Trump surgeon general nominee who kept her baby despite an unplanned pregnancy as a teen
President Donald Trumpʼs nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole Saphier, kept her son, Nick, when she became pregnant unexpectedly at age 17. Saphier, a radiologist who specializes in treating breast…
French sister ‘bringing Jesus’ light’ to Haiti’s most vulnerable children
As children in Haiti face unimaginable conditions, a religious sister and her team are changing thousands of lives by providing protection, education, and faith formation in the nationʼs most dangerous…
Inside the most popular happy hour among Washington, D.C., Catholics
WASHINGTON — Young adult Catholics living in Washington, D.C., are flocking to the Emmaus Happy Hour, a monthly event that its founder says is rooted in authentic friendship and the…
Bishop Conley weighs in with ‘Just War 101’
In an op-ed to his flock titled ‘Just War 101: Catholic teaching for a dangerous moment,” Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, says he feels “a special…
Catholic organizations call on Congress to protect food aid, nutrition programs
WASHINGTON — A coalition of Catholic groups led by the U.S. bishops is urging Congress to bolster federal nutrition and agriculture programs in the 2027 agriculture spending bill. In a…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Pompei and Naples in Italy
Pope Leo XIV on May 8 visited the historic Italian cities of Pompei and Naples, meeting with local citizens and clergy and celebrating Mass on the first anniversary of his…
Leo XIV makes Marian pilgrimage on 1-year anniversary as pope
POMPEI, Italy — Pope Leo XIV placed his pontificate under the protection of Mary during a visit to two cities in southern Italy on Friday — the first anniversary of…
U.S. same-sex ministry group says criticism in Vatican report is ‘false and unjust’
An influential Catholic ministry that walks with those experiencing same-sex attraction said a Vatican report that criticized its work was guilty of a “false and unjust depiction” of the decades-old…