Oklahoma sues Biden administration in dispute over abortion, federal family planning funds
Oklahoma’s lawsuit says the state has “administered the Title X family planning program in Oklahoma for more than 40 years,” using the grants to “disperse funds through 68 county health…
Full Text: Pope Francis’ letter expressing concern about German Synodal Way
Dear Professor Schlosser, Dear Professor Gerl-Falkovitz, Dear Mrs. Schmidt, I extend my gratitude for your kind letter dated Nov. 6. Your concerns regarding the current developments within the Church in…
World leaders seek to restore original meaning of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The leaders from around the world committed to working “to establish environments favorable to the formation and stability of the family; to protect children, both before and after birth; and…
China’s top patriotic bishop stresses unity, sinicization to guide evangelization
The visit also was significant because of tensions between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China following the unilateral appointment by China of several bishops, a breach of…
Texas lawmakers vote to remove school choice provision from funding bill
Abbott, a Catholic, has made the school choice provision a legislative priority, saying in a proclamation earlier this month that he had reached an agreement with Texas House leadership to…
Ohio priest sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking
Upon his conviction in May, he faced a minimum of 15 years in prison. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release on Friday that the priest received…
PHOTOS: Pope Francis shares Vatican lunch with poor
The lunch was organized by the Vatican’s charity office and the Catholic Sant’Egidio community. Before the meal, Pope Francis led the weekly Sunday Angelus from a window overlooking St. Peter’s…
Pope Francis: ‘Trust frees, fear paralyzes’
In the parable from Matthew’s Gospel, the master gives his servants different talents (which in the parable refers to monetary units), reflecting the individuality of each servant. The master upon…
‘A battle inside us’: Hebrew Catholics in the Holy Land wrestle with challenges of war
Advent candles are lit at the foot of the altar in the Church of Sts. Simeon and Anne in Jerusalem. On Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community began…
Pope Francis has emotional meeting with African migrant who lost his wife and daughter
While staying at a migrant camp in Libya in 2016, he met his wife, Matyla, who was from the Ivory Coast. The two of them attempted to cross the Mediterranean…
Pope Francis to meet with families of Israeli hostages and Palestinians with relatives in Gaza
In his Angelus address on Nov. 12, he said: “I am close to all those who are suffering, Palestinians and Israelis. I embrace them in this dark moment. And I…
As home schooling soars in U.S., Catholic schools struggle to recover from pandemic
The uptick in enrollment after the pandemic, Donoghue said, was due in part to “the fact that Catholic schools prioritized a safe reopening.” “There was a priority to get kids…