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A federal appeals court panel ruled Idaho’s abortion ban may continue to be fully enforced as voters in the Gem State prepared to vote directly on the law.

National Vocation Awareness Week — which this year began Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 7 — “reminds us of the beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call,” …

As the nation heads to the midterm elections Nov. 3, Catholics are working to ensure peace at the polls and help the faithful exercise their right to vote.

In casting his ballot, Pope Leo became not only the first pope to vote in a U.S. election, but also provided what some observers called a timely moral witness.

Abundant gratitude was expressed for the Oct. 31 beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia Martyrs in a Mass of thanksgiving at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the …

Pilgrims poured in from all over Georgia, the United States and even around the world to honor five 16th-century Franciscan martyrs were given the title “blessed” on Oct. 31, the …

The Georgia Martyrs, Ffve Franciscan friars killed in present-day Georgia for defending Church teaching in 1597 were beatified Oct. 31 in a Mass where Church leaders considered their witness amid …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (OSV News) — When Jared Seff, a Catholic artist and art instructor, decided to enter the Diocese of Savannah’s art competition for the official image of the Georgia …

More than 1 in 6 Catholics are either vulnerable to deportation themselves or could see a family member deported, barring law or policy changes.

Data points to “signs of strength and stability” in religious behavior in the U.S.; but there are “mixed signals” with young adults, finds Pew Research Center.