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Abuse survivor believes now is a great evangelical moment for church
Teresa Pitt Green believes there is "enormous hope" for all Catholics -- priests, laypeople, victims and bystanders -- to find reconciliation with the tragic failures of the past. "It's time for the family to heal."
Biden administration appeals block on transgender health care mandate
Catholic and other opponents of a 2016 provision of the Affordable Care Act say it forces doctors and hospitals to perform gender-transition procedures against their moral conscience and professional medical judgment.
Idaho Senate OKs fetal heartbeat abortion bill; measure sent to governor
The bill has exceptions for rape, incest or medical emergency and would make abortion after a heartbeat is detected punishable by five years in prison. A woman who receives such an abortion could sue the provider.
Catholics urged to join in efforts needed to address racism, right wrongs
Following the Chauvin verdict, two U.S. bishops prayed God "strengthens us to cleanse our land of the evil of racism, which also manifests in ways that are hardly ever spoken, ways that never reach the headlines."
Catholic leaders see Chauvin verdict as a call for more action
Although Catholic leaders across the country called the April 20 jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial a moment of justice, they also stressed there is still a lot of work to do to move toward healing.
Former cop found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd
A jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts -- second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter -- April 20 for the death of Floyd May 25, 2020.
Research with fetal tissue from abortion called ‘deeply offensive’
The National Institutes of Health ended a Trump administration ban on the research. A key bishop called on the Biden administration to fund research "that does not rely upon body parts taken from innocent children killed through abortion."
Panel: Politicizing border issue overshadows serious plight of migrants
The message of a Georgetown University webinar on immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border: Don't believe everything you hear from politicians. The issues are more complex than they mention.
USCCB migration chairman urges Biden to raise cap on refugee admissions
A presidential spokesperson said the cap would be raised from the historically low 15,000 refugees to an unspecified number by May 15. Biden had promised to raise it to 62,500.
Advocates, editorials call on Biden to end federal death penalty
The death penalty has been getting attention across the country this year with legislation in several states aimed at limiting, repealing or even renewing capital punishment.