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Trump’s HHS investigates 13 states for alleged conscience protection violations on abortion

The agency says it will take enforcement action if states refuse to comply with federal conscience protections.

Pope convokes presidents of Bishops’ Conferences for meeting on families

Ten years after its publication, Pope Leo XIV praises the “valuable teachings” of Amoris Laetitia, and convokes presidents of Bishops’ Conferences to Rome in October 2026 for a meeting to discuss ways to proclaim the Gospel to families today.

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Fr. Patton: Prayer and fasting are only weapons Christians should use

Speaking from Jordan, the former Custos of the Holy Land makes an appeal for a “great gathering for all” in the name of peace and an end to violence in the Middle East, stressing that the only weapons Christians should use are "prayer and fasting."

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From Pius IX to Francis: 7 modern popes who strengthened devotion to St. Joseph

The popes of the last two centuries have sought the protection and intercession of St. Joseph in times of personal and societal need, elevating his status as a patron for all Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV laments ‘growing deterioration’ of the Amazon’s natural environment

In a video message addressed to the sixth assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon, Pope Leo XIV highlighted environmental deterioration, synodality, inculturation, and evangelization.

House bill targets environmental impact of chemical abortion and doctors’ role in the process

The bill would tighten prescription requirements, requiring an in-person exam and requiring the doctor to be present during the abortion.

Catholic legal group ‘hopes and prays’ Supreme Court will side with Haitian, Syrian migrants

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit that challenges the revocation of temporary protected status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria.

Jurors given piano performance, crash course in music as part of copyright suit over Catholic hymns

The dispute involves apparent similarities in two decades-old songs.

Catholic ethicists file amicus brief backing Anthropic in Pentagon dispute

Catholic moral theologians say Church teaching supports Anthropic’s refusal to allow its AI systems to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.

U.S. Catholic bishops express solidarity with Church in South Sudan as over 170 killed

The USCCB has expressed solidarity with the Church in South Sudan following the reported killing of at least 170 people in two separate incidents in the country.