Washington, D.C. Beat

Shortly before the Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in St. Louis, the White House issued a presidential message marking the occasion. 

The Colorado program provides funds to parents to send their child to the preschool of their choice, public or private, including faith-based schools.

The Catholic Church opposes abortion and denounces surrogacy as something that violates the dignity and rights of both women and children.

Ezra Jin Mingri, founder and pastor of an underground church, called for the release of China’s prisoners of conscience at a hearing Sept. 22 on Capitol Hill.

Advocates have urged President Donald Trump to raise human rights issues, including religious freedom, when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington.

With 50 days left before the midterm elections as of Sep. 14, polls show Americans are increasingly concerned about cost-of-living increases, an issue affecting multiple areas of Catholic social concern.

The DHS office “conducts strategic engagements” with government at all levels, as well as private, academic, community and faith-based sectors.

Participation in elections is a key component of faithful citizenship for U.S. Catholics, as is advocating for free and fair elections, Catholic leaders said Sept. 11.

Support for democracy has begun a modest recovery across the Americas, according to the 2026 Pulse of Democracy report by Notre Dame and Vanderbilt researchers.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 8 declined a case from a New York Catholic woman seeking to send her son to kindergarten without receiving the vaccines the state requires …