With more than two decades of youth and young adult ministry experience under his belt, Dr. Ansel Augustine considers his new role with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on African American Affairs one of bridge building between not just clergy and laity, but between older and younger generations of Catholics.
Louisiana lawmakers are considering legislation that would classify the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled dangerous substances, meaning that possession of these drugs without a prescription could lead to fines or jail time.
In response to the upcoming Supreme Court case about access to the commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone, the U.S. bishops are calling on Catholics across the country to pray for an end to abortion.
The Supreme Court said it will hear arguments on March 26 about how patients can access the commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone.
A new annual report by the U.S. bishops’ conference identifies five top threats to religious liberty in the United States, including a federal regulation it says could impose mandates on doctors to perform objectionable procedures and threats to the church’s service to people who are migrants.
Catholics across the country are encouraged to pray “9 Days for Life,” an annual Respect Life novena starting Jan. 16.
The Supreme Court agreed Dec. 13 to look at a dispute over the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone, making it the first abortion case it will hear since its decision overturning Roe v. Wade last year.
As the United Nations annual climate meeting kicks off Nov. 30, American Catholic leaders are calling for cooperation between global leaders to further transition the world to clean energy and for them to foremost consider the needs of the poor and vulnerable.
In response to concerns about the cost and length of next summer’s National Eucharistic Congress, the event will now offer new single-day and weekend pass options and scholarship funds for participants.
The process of becoming a priest is more than prayer, study, and reflection — at least it is for a handful of seminarians who, under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Boston, took to the basketball court to grow in their understanding of vocation and brotherhood.
