In the nearly 50 years separating Roe v. Wade from the Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that reversed the court’s previous abortion precedent, abortion opponents argued against the Roe ruling many of them saw as judicial overreach.

The diversity of the Catholic Church in the United States requires that it develop a culturally sensitive approach to preventing abuse, a safeguarding expert said.

Jesus Christ is the heart of ecumenism, Pope Francis told leaders and representatives of the Lutheran World Federation.

The number of permanent deacons in America is holding relatively steady, but more than a third of them are also at or approaching the required retirement age for many dioceses.

Catholic communications is more than “delivering a message,” but rather “journeying alongside people in faith,” said the chair of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ communications committee.

Public school classrooms in Louisiana will now be required to display the Ten Commandments by the start of 2025 as part of a new educational reform law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has begun an extrajudicial penal trial to determine if Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, is guilty of schism, the archbishop said on social media.

Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening to women experts and discussing the possibilities according to canon law.

A bill to equate abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy to homicide has been causing controversy in Brazil, with wide segments of society expressing their dissatisfaction with it, including Catholics who said it was more political PR than true help for pregnant women.

As the nation marked Juneteenth, the head of the U.S. bishops’ anti-racism committee called for renewed efforts to combat the historical legacy of slavery and racism.