ISSUES & ADVOCACY

Judge says effort to shut down Catholic ministry to migrants violates Texas' religious freedom act

A state judge July 2 denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's effort to shut down Annunciation House...

CRS calls House version of foreign spending bill 'inconsistent' with US 'values, interests'

Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., criticized funding legislation...

Two Nazi Germany events offer cautionary tale for US

Ninety years ago, two pivotal events in Germany...

Pope calls drug traffickers 'murderers,' pushes against legalization

While Christians must treat addicts with care and comprehension, drug traffickers who push their products on the vulnerable...

Pope launches project to get Vatican to run solely on solar power

Pope Francis appointed two special commissioners to start work on building an agrivoltaic system on a Vatican property...

From cemetery with war dead, cardinal urges world help Ukraine

In what he said was the most dramatic moment ...

Pope: Whole Church called to support Christians in Middle East

Pope Francis expressed his concern that ...

Surgeon general calls gun violence a public health emergency

The U.S. surgeon general June 25 issued an advisory declaring gun violence a public health emergency ...

US bishops' conference confirms cuts to key department tasked with social policy, initiatives

Days after they gathered for their annual spring meeting, the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference has laid off ...

Supreme Court's narrow ruling allows abortion for medical emergencies in Idaho for now

The Supreme Court on June 27 dismissed a case concerning abortions for medical emergencies in Idaho ...

Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in social media case

The Supreme Court June 26 ruled in favor of the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states ...

Bishops mull the future of CCHD, with financial concerns looming

During their annual spring assembly in

US Catholics urged to promote 'essential right' of religious freedom through prayer, action

"Called to the Fullness of Dignity" is the theme of ...

Safeguarding: Church must place disabled persons at center, experts say

To prevent abuse across the board, ...

Surgeon general's social media warning for kids 'one of many steps' to be taken, say experts

A call by the U.S. surgeon general for health warning labels on social media marks ...


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