A federal appeals court Aug. 16 ruled that access to the abortion drug mifepristone should be restricted because the federal government did not follow proper procedures when it modified regulations to make the pill more available.
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In Wildfires Aftermath, Bishop of Honolulu Works to Return Displaced Children to School
As Hawaii continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of the wildfires on the island of Maui, the Diocese of Honolulu is doing what it can to support the victims and is working to make returning to school possible for young students in the upcoming weeks.
‘Like A Miracle,’ Catholic Church on Maui Survives Killer Wildfire
Amid the ashen rubble on Hawaii’s island of Maui from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, a Catholic Church miraculously survived.
‘We Cannot Remain Silent’: Ohio Archbishop Urges Catholics to Reject Abortion Amendment
Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has urged Catholics to reject a Nov. 7 ballot initiative on abortion he called an “extraordinary and dangerous attempt to radically reshape Ohio through a constitutional amendment that does nothing to aid women or promote life.”
N.J. High Court: Religious Schools Can Set Their Own Employment Rules
In an Aug. 14 ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court said religious schools can make key decisions about their own internal governance and are not bound by state discrimination laws.
Pope Again Prays for Maui Victims, Makes Appeal for Migration Reform
After leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer Aug. 13, Pope Francis again assured the people of Hawaii of his prayers.
U.S., Japanese Bishops Launch Push for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, a cohort of Japanese and U.S. Catholic bishops announced a new initiative to promote the realization of a world without nuclear weapons, focusing on past acts, the present reality, and building a culture of peace.
U.S. Bishops Blast Including Abortion in Law Intended to Support Pregnant Women
Proposed regulations from the Biden administration to implement a piece of legislation designed to enhance workplace protections for pregnant women has drawn the ire of the U.S. bishops, as they charge the regulations could contain language to advance abortion.
FBI May Have Broadened Its Probe of ‘Traditionalist Catholics’: Rep. Jordan
The House Judiciary Committee said Aug. 9, that the FBI may have had a broader investigation into traditionalist Catholics earlier this year, citing multiple reports from field offices.
Catholics Appeal for Help as Biden Declares Maui’s Deadly Fires a Federal Emergency
Catholic Charities Hawai’i in the Honolulu Diocese has appealed for donations to help the agency meet the housing, food and other needs of what could be thousands of victims from wildfires raging on the island of Maui that wiped out an entire town and drove people to seek refuge in the ocean.