Nashville pregnancy center attacked, FBI joins investigation
The FBI and Metropolitan Nashville Police are investigating an attempted arson of a pro-life pregnancy center in Nashville, Tennessee, that was attacked...
Read MoreThe FBI and Metropolitan Nashville Police are investigating an attempted arson of a pro-life pregnancy center in Nashville, Tennessee, that was attacked...
Read MoreCLEVELAND (CNS) -- Advocates expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court has limited Environmental Protection Agency action to reduce greenhouse...
Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- With the reversal of Roe, Judy Orr, executive director of Catholic Charities in the Nashville Diocese, and the agency's adoption...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice June 30, becoming the first Black woman in that role. The ceremony...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders praised the Supreme Court's June 30 decision that gave the Biden administration the go-ahead to rescind a Trump-era...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- When the Supreme Court ruled June 24 that there is no constitutional right to abortion, the historic decision came a day before what...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees are raising concerns over a proposed rule to revise regulations...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a 5-4 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Here are excerpts from a sampling of statements issued by U.S. bishops, pro-life organizations and other groups in reaction to the...
Read MoreThe last day of a national Catholic gathering in Chicago for culturally diverse ministry leaders and young adults started with a prayer service that included...
Read MoreFollowing the discovery of dozens of migrants who died in an abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas -- thought to be the largest en masse death of migrants...
Read MoreMore vandalism of Catholic churches, pro-life pregnancy centers, and a pro-life memorial have been reported since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday. LifeChoice...
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for dozens of people found dead as well as more than a dozen survivors discovered June...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The June 21 Supreme Court ruling in Carson v. Makin declaring that a Maine tuition aid program excluding religious schools was unconstitutional...
Read MoreFinding healing and exploring ways to work more effectively with diverse communities was the focus of the general session on the second day of the "Alive...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a 6-3 vote June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that a former high school football coach had the right to pray on the football field...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Below are some excerpts from the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a challenge to a Mississippi...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is "tremendously important" for the nation and the cause of life, but it's not "a day...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Amid cries of defiance and jubilation, Father Tim Wezner stood out for his quiet prayer, holding a rosary and contemplating the crowd...
Read MoreBelow is a USCCB statement reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson issued June 24, 2022. In response to the Supreme Court of...
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade with its landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision, issued Friday. For the first time in...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in a historic decision released Friday that brings a sudden and dramatic end to nearly a half-century of nationwide...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- We're all God's children, right? So, if we're all God's children, we should be able to see each other in the same light, right? That's...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Political commentator Mark Shields, who died June 18 at age 85, often wore his Catholic faith on his sleeve in his columns, commentary...
Read MoreBISMARCK, N.D. (CNS) -- Bishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck announced June 16 the diocese will open an investigation into "the holiness of life and love...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Biden administration's "relative silence" over a growing number of attacks on churches, pregnancy resource centers and pro-life...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that Maine's policy barring students in a student-aid program from using their aid to attend "sectarian" schools...
Read MoreA pro-life pregnancy center in Michigan and a pro-life organization in Minnesota have both been vandalized within the past week. The Lennon Pregnancy...
Read MorePope Francis discussed the "survival of Christians in the Middle East" with Catholic bishops from Syria and Lebanon at the Vatican on Monday. The pope...
Read MoreThe FBI is asking for the public's help as it investigates attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches. "The FBI is investigating a series...
Read MorePublic polling about abortion has taken on new prominence with the U.S. Supreme Court expected to change legal abortion precedent like Roe v. Wade. But...
Read MoreBOSTON (CNS) -- Father Michael J. Himes, who retired last year after nearly three decades on the faculty of Jesuit-run Boston College, died June 10 at...
Read MoreA pro-life pregnancy center in Philadelphia was vandalized last weekend with smashed windows and graffiti. Latrice Booker, director of Hope Pregnancy...
Read MoreCorpus Christi Sunday, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, falls this year on Sunday, June 19. Originally proposed...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore pleaded for peace in light of recent attacks on pro-life...
Read MoreSpiritual reflection and episcopal fraternity are priorities on the agenda this week as the U.S. bishops gather in San Diego for their annual June assembly. Unlike...
Read MoreU.S. bishops are pleading for an end to violence following the ongoing attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. "In light of this,...
Read MoreAnarchist groups and individuals using the moniker "Jane's Revenge" are among those who claim to be planning a "Night of Rage" to respond to the Supreme...
Read MoreIf you go to the Sacrament of Penance in 2023, there will be two subtle changes in the wording of the prayer of absolution, which the priest prays to conclude...
Read MorePROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) -- With Ada's first pregnancy, she didn't have the support, she didn't know the resources available to her. She often ran out of...
Read MoreNEW YORK (CNS) -- The brutal attack on people at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday is "an attack on the entire church," said a U.S. official...
Read MoreCatholic bishops from Colorado asked Catholic lawmakers who voted in favor of abortion rights legislation earlier this year to "voluntarily refrain from...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. (CAN) -- Amid attacks on Catholic churches and other security concerns surrounding a looming Supreme Court abortion case, the U.S. bishops...
Read MoreWORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) -- Archbishop Michael W. Banach, a native of Massachusetts, will be moving from western Africa to central Europe this summer to...
Read MorePro-abortion activists disrupted Joel Osteen's sermon at the televangelist's Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, stripping down to their undergarments...
Read MoreExpectant mothers, babies, and their families can find comfort and encouragement alongside material help like cribs, diapers, and baby formula through...
Read MoreA pregnancy resource center in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with red paint and graffiti this week. The incident is the latest in a string of attacks...
Read MoreIn a Thursday press conference, Bishop Robert Barron, newly appointed to the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, said he got on his knees early that morning and...
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