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UPDATE: Trump will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome
Apr 21, 2025 / 16:08 pmPresident Donald Trump ordered all federal and state flags to be flown at half-staff to show respect for Pope Francis and honor his memory.
Vice President JD Vance attends Vatican Good Friday service
Apr 18, 2025 / 12:05 pmOn his trip, Vance — who is a convert to Catholicism — will also be visiting cultural and religious sites and meet with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state.
Palestinian Christians double down on criticizing U.S. Catholic bishops on Israel, Zionism
Apr 16, 2025 / 18:36 pmAn ecumenical Palestinian Christian organization doubled down on criticism of the USCCB this week, accusing the body of dismissing concerns of Palestinian Christians.
Vice President Vance will meet with Vatican secretary of state on Easter trip to Rome
Apr 16, 2025 / 14:31 pmVance, who is a convert to Catholicism, will meet with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his time in Rome.
Initiative aims to boost Catholic priest vocations by shifting narrative on the priesthood
Apr 16, 2025 / 07:00 amThe Philadelphia-based nonprofit International Institute for Culture has launched the first pillar of its “Shepherding Future Shepherds” program.
Holy Week at White House features dinner with Christian leaders, religious service
Apr 15, 2025 / 16:52 pmThe White House is celebrating Holy Week with a Wednesday dinner and a Thursday religious service with Christians from a variety of communities.
Trump issues Holy Week messages: ‘He is risen!’
Apr 14, 2025 / 15:02 pmPresident Donald Trump issued two messages on Palm Sunday recognizing the importance of the Holy Week leading up to Easter.
Veto override: Kansas law will guard adoptive parents’ religious liberty
Apr 10, 2025 / 18:00 pmKansas lawmakers voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that will protect the religious liberty of adoptive and foster parents on issues related to gender identity.
Catholic Relief Services, bishops urge House to reinstate some international aid funds
Apr 10, 2025 / 16:30 pmCRS Executive Vice President Bill O’Keefe presented lawmakers with “a Catholic pro-life vision of international assistance that drives to the common good.”
Catholic bishops phase out migration programs as federal partnership ends
Apr 10, 2025 / 12:25 pmThe USCCB is starting to phase out programs that support migrants and refugees after it formally ended its federal government partnership for such services.
Kansas governor vetoes bill to protect religious liberty of adoptive parents on gender issues
Apr 8, 2025 / 16:12 pmThe bill would have prohibited the state from requiring prospective adoptive or foster parents to first affirm support for gender ideology and homosexuality.
One, holy, catholic, and apostolic: Scholars issue joint statement on marks of the Church
Apr 8, 2025 / 12:40 pmTwenty Catholic and evangelical Protestant scholars share their understanding of the creedal marks of the Church.
Catholic bishops end refugee partnership with government amid Trump funding cuts
Apr 7, 2025 / 17:29 pmThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has made what it is calling the “difficult decision” to not renew cooperative agreements with the federal government.
Disability rights advocates urge putting the brakes on assisted suicide
Apr 4, 2025 / 19:52 pmAlthough physician-assisted suicide is still illegal in most parts of the world, the practice is currently legal in about a dozen countries, including 10 U.S. states.
Pew data profiles demographics, beliefs, and practices of U.S. Catholics
Apr 3, 2025 / 18:32 pmMuch of the data was revealed in the 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study conducted by Pew Research Center, which was published earlier this year.
Supreme Court hears arguments on state defunding of Planned Parenthood
Apr 2, 2025 / 18:16 pmThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for a lawsuit that will determine whether states can deny Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood.
U.S. State Department ‘monitoring’ UK government arrest of pro-life advocate
Apr 1, 2025 / 17:56 pmA bureau of the U.S. Department of State announced it is “monitoring” an arrest of a pro-life advocate in the United Kingdom.
Report: Vice President JD Vance intends to visit Rome at Easter
Apr 1, 2025 / 16:49 pmBloomberg reported Tuesday that the vice president plans to arrive in Rome on Good Friday, April 18, and depart from the city on Easter Sunday, April 20.
U.S. Supreme Court examines Wisconsin’s denial of Catholic charity tax exemption
Mar 31, 2025 / 16:40 pmU.S. Supreme Court justices across ideological lines expressed concerns about a Wisconsin agency’s refusal to legally recognize a Catholic charity as a religious organization.
New York official blocks Texas order against doctor who mailed abortion pills into state
Mar 28, 2025 / 16:45 pmTaylor Bruck will not file the summary judgment ordered against abortion doctor Margaret Daley Carpenter for allegedly providing abortion pills to women in Texas via mail.