ISSUES & ADVOCACY

Cuban bishop asks for prayers as major fire spreads at oil facility

Cuban bishops and Pope Francis asked for prayers as a major fire has ...
Asylum-seekers will be allowed in as DHS ends 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said that it was set to end, ...
Bioethics institute urges U.K. to review parental rights of very ill kids

A Catholic bioethics institute urged the U.K. government to ...
5th Circuit urged to keep injunction in place on HHS transgender mandate

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard ...
U.S. Bishops’ chairman decries executive order, 'continued promotion of abortion'

Decrying President Joe Biden's new executive order on abortion
Ocean County’s Providence House receives federal support to increase its services

When discerning which projects to bring to the forefront for inclusion...
COVID complicated HIV pandemic, but faith groups praised for response

Leaders of the global response to HIV and AIDS who gathered in ...
Congress urged to 'seize hopeful moment,' vote to protect life, common good

The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade "presents a historic opportunity to reshape society for the better," said the chairmen of U.S. bishops' committees on pro-life activities, religious liberty, marriage and family, and domestic policy.
Network against trafficking offers virtual tour of nuns helping survivors

The global network of women religious fighting human trafficking
Bishops say HHS proposal violates religious freedom, 'is bad medicine'

The chairmen of four U.S. bishops committees said July 27 that proposed regulations..
Pope launches video campaign to highlight dialogue with migrants, refugees

As the church prepares to commemorate the World Day of Migrants and Refugees in September...
Court's ruling on tuition aid puts Blaine Amendment 'in dustbin of history'

The U.S. Supreme Court's Carson v. Makin ruling could eventually expand education ...
Rep. Chris Smith leads hearing on child labor, human trafficking in Congo mines

The current state of child labor and human rights violations in ...
Catholic bioethics is focus of new graduate certification program

"Why is the church against using birth control?" "Is it ethical to receive a COVID-19 vaccine...
House bill to codify Roe is 'unjust, extreme,' say USCCB committee chairmen

The chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees said a measure passed by the House July 15
Pro-life leaders decry extreme measures allowed in House-approved bills

Two abortion measures passed by the House July 15 "promote an extreme abortion agenda,"
Archbishop calls Biden's order on abortion 'deeply disturbing, tragic'

he U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman said it is "deeply disturbing and tragic" that President Joe Biden
Biden administration urged to expand immigration status for Venezuelans

Immigration supporters expressed a mix of gratitude and disappointment...
Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life

Eastern Africa Catholic bishops set aside a week...
International leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking

The predators engaged in human trafficking ...
Registration still open for NJCC’s July 14 pro-life webinar

Although abortion is no longer protected by federal law, that doesn't mean the battle for ...
Hundreds comfort one another, grieve at Mass after shooting

Hundreds of people gathered the evening of July 5 at Immaculate Conception Church in ...
Bishops say U.S. mass shootings have become 'shockingly commonplace'

The July 4 mass shooting brought devastation to yet another community ...
Vatican, offering 'moral support,' joins U.N. treaty on climate change

The Vatican is now a formal party to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and has declared it intends also to formally join the 2015 Paris Agreement.
China deploys hundreds of auditors to monitor religious activities online

The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor...