Five women who said they were denied abortions under Texas law despite pregnancy complications filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban, while pro-life leaders defended the law, saying it already takes into account life-threatening situations.
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Love Jerusalem, work for peace, pope tells interreligious group
If Jews, Christians and Muslims truly recognize Jerusalem as a sacred city, their desire for the city to be at peace must come before any political claim on its territory, Pope Francis said.
Helping, welcoming others creates a culture of fraternity, pope says
Taking in and welcoming others must be done without expecting anything from them in return, Pope Francis said.
Trusted relationships with priests key to fostering vocations, study says
A new study cites trusted relationships with parish priests as a deciding factor in cultivating vocations and reducing the priest-to-parishioner ratio as essential for making such encounters possible.
Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg unveils media center
Mother Seton School freshened up its learning facilities by adding a new media center.
Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 narrative engages in post-truth journalism, Catholic scholars warn
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked bipartisan controversy on Capitol Hill after a March 6 package on his program “Tucker Carlson Tonight” depicted the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “mostly peaceful chaos.” Catholic political observers called the package a false portrayal of the day’s events.
‘Have mercy and save us’: Ecumenical prayer service at national basilica pleads for peace in Ukraine
Marking the first anniversary of the Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and praying that God will “have mercy and save us” and “convert those who foster aggression and war,” Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, led a March 7 ecumenical prayer service for peace at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Mother Lange canonization cause takes step forward
The canonization cause of Mother Mary Lange, founder of the world’s first sustained women’s religious community for Black women, has taken a step forward.
Biden administration reportedly weighs reinstating family detention of unauthorized migrants
The Biden administration is reportedly weighing whether to reinstate a policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border without authorization, a practice President Joe Biden condemned and ended when he took office. Catholic immigration advocates have vocally opposed the policy as well.
To be Christian is to share God’s love, pope says at audience
The mission to spread the Gospel message of God’s love and of salvation in Christ is entrusted to all the baptized who are called to work together and never set out alone, Pope Francis said.
Leap of faith: Jesuit priest is a master of Irish song and dance
Irish dance is both individual and communal, Father Frain said, much like the practice of the Catholic faith.
Catholics concerned as U.S. child labor violations increase and lawmakers seek to weaken laws
According to recently published reports and investigations, minors are toiling in some of the most dangerous conditions in American industry, such as construction, slaughterhouses and assembly lines.