Report: Interstate travel for abortion doubled from 2020 to 2023
“Where people are traveling to get care is an important piece of the puzzle in untangling the post-Dobbs abortion landscape,” Maddow-Zimet, who led the project to produce the report, added.…
Italian bishop suspends selecting godparents for baptism and sponsors for confirmation
This can even lead to an “open contradiction” between the requirements of the Church for the selection of the godfather or godmother in order for them to fulfill their functions…
Quebec Archdiocese celebrates 350th anniversary with jubilee year of celebration
A Holy Door, which is a real door typically opened during jubilees, is for pilgrims to pass through as a symbol of the path to conversion and blessings for the…
Spanish lawyer, mom of 4, challenges country’s rosary ban
At the initiative of José Andrés Calderón, a young Spanish law student, hundreds of Catholics have been gathering daily at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Crowds assembled outside the church…
Pope Francis appoints three new auxiliary bishops for Philadelphia Archdiocese
Ordained to the priesthood in the Philadelphia Archdiocese in 2007, he previously served as parochial vicar of St. Anselm’s in the city and since 2022 has served as the rector…
PHOTOS: Pope Francis honors Virgin Mary on solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The city of Rome’s celebration of the Marian feast day began at dawn as a firefighter scaled a long ladder to put a fresh wreath of flowers around Mary’s outstretched…
Bishop Strickland was advised to leave Tyler Diocese but can still say Mass there
Strickland, who is on retreat, referred further questions to Vasquez, saying: “He’s the one in charge.” The Register contacted spokesmen for the Diocese of Tyler on Thursday night and for…
Italy’s ‘most handsome man’ leaves modeling career to become a priest
In a video posted on social media Nov. 23, Santini explained that he is on his way “to become, God willing, a priest.” He says that during these years he…
Texas judge’s ruling that woman can have abortion leaves hospitals liable to prosecution
“Your hospital may be liable for negligently credentialing the physician and failing to exercise appropriate professional judgment, among other potential regulatory and civil violations, if you permit to perform an…
Congress drops amendment banning military spending on abortion and sex change surgeries
Both the House and Senate passed their versions of the package in July, before the two chambers’ armed services committees met to reconcile the differences with a compromise bill. The…
Wisconsin court rules that pro-life law doesn’t apply to abortion
The abortion giant Planned Parenthood announced that it would be resuming operations at one of its clinics in the eastern city of Sheboygan because of the ruling. After a pause…
‘Social emergency’ of low fertility may be driven partly by pesticides, study shows
“The message is we need to reduce insecticide exposure in order to ensure men who are planning a family or want to conceive children are able to do that without…