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Supreme Court does not reinstate abortion drug restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow drugs used to medically induce abortions to be delivered without requiring the recipient to make a doctor's visit during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brooklyn Diocese files federal lawsuit over violation of religious freedom
The diocese said Gov. Cuomo's new limits on worship due to the coronavirus "arbitrarily" reduce capacity at Catholic churches and impede "our right to worship and cannot stand."
Religious jewelry maker supports women who have miscarried
Alison Rizzuto wanted religious medals that were "kind of funky, something modern" but couldn't find them, so she made them. Now sales help women who, like her, have miscarried children.
California church renews suit on governor’s worship restrictions
After district court denied a Pasadena-based Christian church's motion for a temporary restraining order on California's coronavirus restrictions, the church broadened its legal appeal.
Finance measures meant to expel ‘merchants’ from the temple, pope says
The latest financial transparency measures enacted at the Vatican are meant to restore order, ensuring money does not become an object of idolatry, Pope Francis told European finance experts.
Nicaraguan Catholic leaders decry government’s repressive plans
Proposed laws could prohibit groups and individuals from receiving foreign funding, further curtail freedom of expression and impose life sentences on political opponents of the Ortega regime.
French bishops rally Catholics against bioethics bill
Catholics are urged to join mass protests against a government-backed bioethics bill that would liberalize abortion and embryo research and allow in vitro fertilization for lesbians and single mothers.
World Food Program wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security won the award for its work to combat hunger, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Irish archbishops seek meeting with prime minister about Mass suspension
Ireland's four Catholic archbishops want to talk with Prime Minister Micheál Martin about the fact that Ireland is the only place in Europe where worship has been halted in response to a new wave of COVID-19.
Hope rises from ashes at Our Lady of Angels
Two years after a devastating fire, the regional Catholic school in Delaware County celebrated its restoration in a new building blessed Oct. 7 by Archbishop Nelson Pérez.