VATICAN CITY Pope Francis said he is aware that mistreatment and abuse of religious women by clerics is still a problem, and that it is something the church is working... read more →
One of 65 women and men religious celebrating jubilees in 2019 said in remarks delivered during the Consecrated Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 3 that those who choose... read more →
New Jersey may become the next state to approve of physician-assisted suicide after the president of the state’s Senate replaced two members of a committee who had previously voted against... read more →
Pope Francis called Sunday for an end to human trafficking, encouraging Catholics to pray for the intercession of St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron of trafficking victims.“We all can and must... read more →
The Supreme Court has blocked from taking effect a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to hold admitting privileges at hospitals nearby to abortion clinics. The court issued a stay on... read more →
More than two weeks after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law expanding legal protection for abortion, his battle with New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan continues in the op-ed... read more →
Touting efforts to protect religious freedom, President Donald Trump told the National Prayer Breakfast that his administration would defend the right of faith-based adoption agencies to place children in families... read more →
A council in London could become the second local authority in the U.K. to approve an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic.A regulatory committee of Richmond Council voted Feb. 6... read more →
The president’s annual state of the union address received a divided response after highlighting life issues. The chamber of the House of Representatives showed a clear divide in the legislature... read more →
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. February 6, 2019 My friends, I am honored to deliver this Hispanic Innovators of the Faith Lecture. I have chosen a theme to reflect... read more →
