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Pro-life sidewalk counselors appeal to Supreme Court for stronger free speech protections

Jul 19, 2024

Coalition Life petitioned the Supreme Court this week to consider its lawsuit against the City of Carbondale, Illinois.

The U.S. Department of Education sign hangs over the entrance to the federal building housing the agency's headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Appeals court rejects Biden administration request to enforce ‘gender identity’ Title IX rules

Jul 19, 2024

The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that prevents the Department of Education from enforcing any part of the “gender identity” provisions.

“The Olympic Games are, by their very nature, about peace, not war,” Pope Francis emphasized, noting that “the five intertwined rings represent the spirit of fraternity that should characterize the Olympic event and sporting competition in general.”

Pope Francis’ desire for Olympics is to foster world peace, which is ‘seriously threatened’

Jul 19, 2024

In a message addressed to Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, Pope Francis expressed his fervent desire that the Olympic Games would foster world peace.

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks after officially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Pro-life roundup: Trump says abortion ‘will never be a federal issue again’

Jul 19, 2024

In an interview this week former president Donald Trump reasserted his stance that abortion is exclusively a state issue and said it “will never be a federal issue again.”

The Archdiocese of Baltimore said it acquired several hundred guns as part of a “buyback” program financed by local parishes and individual donors on Aug. 5, 2023.

‘There’s a better way’: Baltimore Archdiocese doubles gun buyback budget to $100,000

Jul 19, 2024

The archdiocese said last year that it obtained 360 guns using $50,000 in raised funds in what officials described as an interfaith event to build “a coalition for peace.”

Father Mike Schmitz speaks at the revival session of the National Eucharistic Congress on July 18, 2024.

Father Mike Schmitz preaches repentance at National Eucharistic Congress

Jul 19, 2024

The host of the popular “Bible in a Year” podcast called on the Catholics gathered in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium to repent.

Bob Newhart arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 10, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Bob Newhart, celebrated comedian and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94

Jul 19, 2024

The famous stand-up comic and actor said he went to Mass twice weekly and regularly thanked God for helping his wife through a bout of liver cancer.

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Bishop reminds vacationers: Only in God does the soul find rest

Jul 19, 2024

In a new pastoral letter Bishop Ginés García Beltrán of Getafe, Spain, points out that “rest is good and necessary.”

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Diocese of Buffalo welcomes Gianna Emanuela Molla for events honoring her mother

Jul 19, 2024

Gianna Emanuela Molla was in attendance when the eighth pregnancy outreach center named after her mother was opened July 11 in Holley, New York.

Elon Musk moves companies from California, blasts law that hides gender transition from parents

Jul 18, 2024

The law prohibits school districts from adopting policies that require parental notification if a child begins to identify as a gender other than his or her biological sex.

Catholics from across country meet in Indiana for National Eucharistic Congress

Jul 18, 2024

Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, called the congress “a moment of unity” for the Church in the United States.

Florida warns abortion amendment might ‘negatively affect’ state’s economy

Jul 18, 2024

The state Financial Impact Estimating Conference approved a “financial impact” statement to be placed on the ballot alongside the abortion amendment.

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