Catholic Church in Iraq Slowly Returns 10 Years after Invasion by ISIS Group
July 8, 2024
Ten years ago, an Islamic State group attacked and took over areas of Syria and Iraq, destroying property and killing...
Carol Zimmermann
Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Order Against Pro-Life Advocate Violated First Amendment
July 2, 2024
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously June 27 that an order blocking a pro-life advocate from speaking to a Planned...
Iowa Bishops Praise State Supreme Court’s Decision Lifting Injunction on Abortion Ban
July 2, 2024
Iowa’s three Catholic bishops praised the state Supreme Court’s ruling that lifted an injunction on a state’s abortion ban after...
Oklahoma Schools Required to Teach Bible, Ten Commandments
July 2, 2024
The Ten Commandments are getting a lot of attention these days. A week after Louisiana passed a law requiring public...
Biden and Trump Address Abortion, Immigration in First Election Debate
June 28, 2024
The first presidential debate on June 27 in Atlanta between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump turned to...
Lawsuit Challenges Louisiana Law Requiring Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments
June 27, 2024
Less than a week after the Louisiana governor signed a bill into law requiring all public school classrooms in the...
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now
June 26, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s strict abortion ban to allow emergency room...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Calls Proposed Catholic Charter School Unconstitutional
June 26, 2024
Oklahoma’s Supreme Court on June 25 rejected a proposed Catholic charter school that would have been the first publicly funded...
Montana’s Catholic Bishops Oppose Abortion Ballot Measure That Gained Required Signatures
June 25, 2024
In late June, Montana organizers had collected enough signatures to advance a ballot initiative to expand abortion access in the...
Catholic Anti-Death Penalty Group Urges Texas, Oklahoma to Stop Upcoming Executions
June 25, 2024
Two executions — one in Texas and one in Oklahoma — scheduled for the end of June will be the...