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USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families
U.S. Catholic bishops called for support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit as social policies that are "pro-woman, pro-family, pro-worker and, thus, authentically pro-life."
Indianapolis Catholic is leading pope’s global plan to care for the earth
John Mundell, the new director of the global effort to implement Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'", is ready to help the world "journey toward healing in our relationships with God, our neighbors and the earth itself."
NCEA, other faith-based groups fight efforts to broaden scope of Title IX
The legislation affects not only athletics, but "a variety of K-12 educational programs," and schools accepting federal assistance would be bound to comply with regulations contrary to beliefs.
Expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border expulsions on target to break record
As of July, border agents had prevented migrants from entering the U.S. on more than 1.8 million occasions, with the Remain in Mexico and Title 42 policies likely contributing to that number.
Federal judge rules CRS must pay health benefits for partner of gay employee
Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' humanitarian agency, has filed a "motion for partial reconsideration" against claims "incompatible with the fundamental right of religious freedom."
Pilgrims walk ‘in the footsteps’ of Blessed Michael McGivney on feast day
Dozens gathered in New Haven, Connecticut for an Aug. 13 commemoration of the Knights of Columbus founder, a sainthood candidate whose legacy is more relevant than ever, say devotees.
Vandals target crisis pregnancy center in western Massachusetts
Bethlehem House was spray-painted with threats Aug. 18 by a group calling itself "Jane's Revenge," as part of a nationwide series of attacks on crisis pregnancy centers following the end of Roe v Wade.
Despite dangers in Portland neighborhood, church must remain, says pastor
Father Paulinus Mangesho of Immaculate Heart Church and his parishioners are braving bullets and open-air drug markets to make sure "the devil does not win the war."
Idaho Supreme Court upholds state law banning most abortions
The statute, which includes exceptions in cases of rape, incest or saving the life of the mother, will take effect Aug. 25. A similar ban in Louisiana remains in place amid a legal challenge.
Principal calls vandalism at Catholic school in Washington ‘a hate crime’
The destruction of religious images at St. Anthony Catholic School is the latest in a series of area attacks stemming from what the pastor called "an irrational hatred of the good."