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Kentucky governor signs abortion-related measure ‘years in the making’
It amends Kentucky's informed consent statute, which requires women seeking an abortion to be informed of its risks at least 24 hours prior to the procedure in a private setting with a medical professional.
Catholic colleges practice and keep learning about interfaith efforts
This is true for big universities, like DePaul in Chicago with an enrollment of nearly 24,000, and small campuses, like Alvernia in Reading, Pennsylvania, with about 2,400 students, even if their approach is different.
USCCB among parties filing friend of the court brief in Texas abortion law case
The filing comes in the case of Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt, on which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on two provisions of the law regulating abortion clinics in the state later during its current term.
Sisters’ billboards bring pope’s environmental message to Iowa caucuses
As the eyes of the nation focused on the Iowa caucuses Feb. 1, the 13 congregations of Catholic Sisters of the Upper Mississippi River Valley wanted to capture the attention of participants to call for an end to environmentally destructive policies and practices.
Catholic schools are vital part of church’s mission, archbishop says
National Catholic Schools Week 2016 will be celebrated across the United States Jan. 31- Feb. 6 with the theme "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service."
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in HHS mandate cases March 23
Among the plaintiffs are the Little Sisters of the Poor, the Archdiocese of Washington, the Pittsburgh and Erie dioceses, Priests for Life, Southern Nazarene University and Texas Baptist University.
Thief preys while congregation prays: Massgoers thwart purse snatcher
A thief tried to steal a woman's purse in a Wisconsin church and after a scuffle he was apprehended. Then worshipers heard the reading, "The thief must no longer steal, but rather labor, doing honest work with his own hands...."
Enjoying ‘paczki’ on Fat Tuesday prepares soul for the ‘sacrifices of Lent’
The foot-tapping melodies of Polish-style polka music that greets patrons as they enter the Kiedrowski family's bake shop says that old-world hospitality is at hand.
Pro-life law firm defends California center in Planned Parenthood suit
Thomas More Society, a nonprofit public interest law firm, said Jan. 20 that Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the center's founder, David Daleiden, and his fellow undercover investigators is tied to the National Abortion Federation's existing attempts "to shut down free speech and to cover up evidence of the abortion industry's crimes in aborted baby parts trafficking."
Religious freedom is being challenged in fundamental ways, say speakers
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said the fundamental problems include "the decoupling of our basic freedoms from the search for truth."