The Vatican Names Las Vegas as the Newest U.S. Archdiocese
May 30, 2023
For the first time in 19 years, the United States has a new archdiocese. The Vatican announced on May 30 the...
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San Francisco Prelate Calls Lesser Charges for Defacing Serra Statue ‘Anti-Catholic’
May 30, 2023
With a California district attorney reducing the charges against five vandals who desecrated a St. Junípero Serra statue in 2020,...
Uvalde One Year Later: ‘There’s Work to Do,’ Archbishop Says
May 25, 2023
On the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San...
President Biden Gets Cheers for His Environmental Policy Efforts
May 25, 2023
On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden was steadfast in his commitment to environmental policy. And so far through his...
Illinois Bishops Welcome, But Also Wary of, Attorney General’s Abuse Report
May 24, 2023
A new report from the Illinois Attorney General on clergy sex abuse across the state’s six Catholic dioceses identified 451...
Baltimore Commission Probes Archdiocese’s History on Slavery
May 23, 2023
In recent months, a 17-member commission in the Archdiocese of Baltimore has been researching the archdiocese’s connection to slavery, with...
Catholic Leaders: Biden, Congress Must Do More to Curb Gun Violence
May 22, 2023
Last spring, after a combined 31 Americans were killed in two mass shootings, the federal government passed the most significant...
Religious Persecution Continues To Rise Worldwide
May 22, 2023
When asked to assess religious freedom worldwide compared to a decade ago, Edward Clancy, the director of outreach for Aid...
A Four-Route, Cross-Country Trek for Catholics to Express Their Faith
May 19, 2023
A year from now, 48 Catholics spread out at four separate locations across the country will embark on a two-month...
North Carolina Lawmakers Uphold Abortion Ban Legislation
May 17, 2023
Legislation in North Carolina that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, which the state’s bishops say “represents progress...