ISSUES & ADVOCACY

Water-Smart Agriculture: CRS' innovative approach to mitigating climate change's impact in Central America

According to a 2022 World Meteorological Organization report...

Senate rejects effort to overturn rule allowing VA abortion coverage in vote bishops call a 'gross failure'

The U.S. Senate April 19 rejected a Congressional Review Act resolution...

Two potential Black Catholic saints inspire audiences through theatrical productions

Their births were separated by almost a century, but Venerable Father Augustus Tolton ...

Florida immigration bill criminalizing transporting undocumented immigrants has religious liberty implications, faith leaders say

Faith leaders are concerned that some ministries serving migrant populations would be criminalized.

Catholic governor calls on Louisiana lawmakers to abolish the death penalty as 'a pro-life state'

Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., called for an end to the death penalty in Louisiana ...

Limited access to medication is 'hidden euthanasia,' pope says

 The pope told the leaders of religious institutes working in health care ...

Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden's clean water rule amid challenge from 24 states

Judge Daniel Hovland of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota issued a temporary preliminary injunction to halt enforcement ...

Children working in agriculture face grueling labor with little legal protection, speakers say

Advocates for children's and farmworkers' rights discussed the realities of hundreds of thousands of children working in agriculture ...

Appeals court rules to keep abortion pill on the market but reinstates prior restrictions

A federal appeals court April 12 froze portions of a federal judge's ruling suspending the ...

Toxic water contamination poses long-term hazards to Americans, environment

The biblical author of Proverbs advises, "Drink water from your own cistern; flowing water ..."

Archbishop, governor call for prayer as Louisville mourns mass shooting 'in the shadow of the cross'

Amid calls for prayer and praise for first responders...

Catholics can help guard against anti-Judaism during Holy Week, say experts

Catholics need to help guard against anti-Jewish interpretations of Christ's Passion, particularly ...

Agriculture unions, with Church's support, fight uphill battle for farmworkers' rights

"If you want to remember me, organize," said César Chávez, the legendary Mexican-American ...

'A new day' for Indigenous Catholics, but change takes time, says Mohawk religious sister

On March 30 the Vatican repudiated "Doctrine of Discovery" – a centuries-old legal and ...

Catholic groups back UN request for international court to act on climate change

Various Catholic groups praised a United Nations' resolution that calls on the International ...


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