Lawmakers grill FBI chief on anti-Catholic memo
“We do not recruit, open, or operate confidential human sources to infiltrate, target, report on religious organizations,” Wray said. “That product did not, to as best as we can tell,…
U.S. bishops call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an international court under the Organization of American States formed in accordance with the human rights treaty the American Convention on Human Rights.…
Walking in the footsteps of St. Kateri Tekakwitha at historic shrine
In keeping with this mission, the shrine’s grounds include an archaeological site, the village of Caughnawaga, which is the only fully excavated Iroquois/Haudenosaunee village in the world. St. Kateri lived…
Loyola University offers course in ‘transgender’ health care, including treatment of children
Margaret Higgins, who is listed as department contact on the course listing, did not immediately respond to an email asking for more information about the course. Dr. Michelle Cretella, a…
Vatican: Seal of confession not violated in ‘Vatican girl’ investigation
At a press conference in Rome earlier this week, Natalina confirmed that her uncle had made unwanted verbal advances when they worked together in 1978 but said that this stopped…
Fight over abortion, transgender treatments heats up ahead of defense spending vote
Another amendment filed by Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, would prohibit the military from furnishing sex reassignment surgeries and gender hormone treatments for transgender individuals. Since both House and Senate Armed…
Planned Parenthood asks court to block 6-week abortion ban in Iowa
The pro-abortion groups argue that the abortion law violates the state constitution’s inalienable rights clause. The clause guarantees that men and women are free and equal and guaranteed the rights…
Notre Dame professor sues student newspaper over reports on pro-abortion outreach
The suit claims that in the wake of the reports, Kay “has been harassed, threatened, and experienced damage to her residential property” and has “suffered mentally and emotionally and experienced…
UN human rights council passes religious hatred resolution amid U.S., European opposition
Michèle Taylor, the U.S. envoy to the council, said afterward that she was “heartbroken” that the council “was unable to speak with a unanimous voice today in condemning what we…
U.S. bishops praise new immigrant family reunification program
The new program, announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on July 7, allows migrants from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who have family members already legally residing…
Pope Francis names Dominican priest and former military chaplain as Alaska’s next bishop
Born in Seattle on Nov. 22, 1967, Maekawa earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture at the University of Washington before entering religious life in the Dominicans’ Western U.S. province. He…
ANALYSIS: How to interpret Pope Francis’ choice of new cardinals
No. 4 and No. 5 on the list are two apostolic nuncios: Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, nuncio to Italy, and Archbishop Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States. Both are…