Pope Leo XIV Urges Lay Leadership in Public Life
Pope Leo XIV called on Catholic laypeople to take active roles in shaping public policy and political life during an address at the Vatican on September…
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Oregon Settles Adoption Dispute With Mother Over Religious Beliefs
Oregon state officials have agreed to drop their opposition to an adoption applicant’s religious views on gender and sexuality, ending a protracted legal dispute. The settlement,…
Judge Weighs Bishop Testimony in California Hospital Abortion Lawsuit
A federal judge in Northern California is considering whether to compel the testimony of a Catholic bishop in a lawsuit alleging that a hospital denied emergency…
Illinois Judge Shields Catholic Plaintiffs From Assisted Suicide Law
A federal judge in Illinois granted a temporary reprieve to Cardinal Blase Cupich, two orders of nuns, and a pharmacist one day before the state’s new…
Kentucky Leads 14-State Coalition to Supreme Court on Prayer Rights
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is heading a coalition of 14 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect religious liberty under the First Amendment. The…
Judge Shields Chicago Archdiocese From Illinois Suicide Law
A federal judge in Illinois has ordered the state to halt enforcement of its assisted suicide statute against Catholic religious orders and the Archdiocese of Chicago…
Catholic University Scholar Joins Homeland Security Leadership
Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has assumed a leadership position within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Pecknold began his…
Surrogate Mother Seeks Supreme Court Intervention to Protect Newborn’s Medical Care
An Alaska nurse who served as a surrogate mother has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency relief, seeking to prevent biological parents from removing her…
Federal Judge Blocks Illinois Suicide Law Enforcement Against Catholic Objectors
A federal judge in Illinois has issued a temporary order preventing the state from enforcing its assisted suicide statute against specific Catholic entities and religious sisters.…
USCCB briefs Supreme Court on due process in immigration detention
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged the nation’s highest court to reject indefinite detention of noncitizens without judicial review. The bishops, joined by the…