ISSUES & ADVOCACY

Report on immigration highlights care needed for unaccompanied minors

A Catholic agency has collaborated with a professor from The Catholic University of America...

House urges Hyde Amendment be restored to budget proposals

Proposing a budget without the Hyde Amendment "is an affront to the majority of Americans who do not want their tax dollars funding abortion on demand resulting in the death of children in the womb," 172 members of the U.S. House said in a July 1 letter to President Joe …

Most oppose unrestricted abortion access in late stages of pregnancy

Just a third of Americans overall say abortion should be legal in most or all cases ...

Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as positive

Activists who oppose the death penalty said ...

Speakers urge pro-lifers to show compassion, change hearts one at a time

Olivia Gans Turner has been a prominent pro-life speaker for years, but it didn't always come easy.

House Appropriations Committee urged to include pro-life policies

Hyde has been reenacted in spending bills every year since it was first passed...

New death penalty documentary comes on heels of abolition petition

"The Phantom," a new documentary on a capital murder case gone awry, is being released in theaters amid a Catholic Mobilizing Network campaign asking President Joe Biden to abolish the federal death penalty.

House GOP leaders, attorneys general urge Congress to make Hyde permanent

House leaders asked their Democratic counterparts to take up a measure...

Bishops OK developing plan for Native Americans, Alaska Natives

U.S. bishops have authorized development of a new formal statement and comprehensive vision

Supreme Court upholds health care law's individual mandate

In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to ...

Ruling seen as victory for children, foster parents and religious liberty

As a consequence of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling June 17 ...

On DACA anniversary, bishop urges pathway to citizenship for 'Dreamers'

Every day, DACA recipients make important contributions to their communities and the life of our nation...

Caritas campaign make strides, but miles still to go in welcoming migrants

Participants logged more than 370,000 miles in symbolic solidarity walks with migrants...

Religious Freedom Week to promote ‘solidarity’ with persecuted, prayerful response

Drawing upon inspiration from great saints who remained faithful in the face of adversity, ...

Caritas tells G7 leaders debt relief is key to global COVID-19 recovery

The world cannot recover from the health and economic crises of ...


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