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The Food and Drug Administration’s safety review of mifepristone is expected to stretch into next year, according to an Oct. 7 court filing, prompting disappointment from pro-life groups. 

Each bishop elected will serve for one year as the chairman-elect of the respective committee before beginning a three-year term in fall 2027.

Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, presented Pope Leo XIV with a relic of the recently beatified Blessed Fulton Sheen during a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 5.

Catholic education leaders are applauding proposed regulations for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, which incentivizes private contributions to K-12 scholarships benefiting students in public, charter or private schools, including religious.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new “Office of Religious Affairs” during a speech Sept. 30 on Pentagon policy.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, is urging the faithful to pray, fast and vote “no” on enshrining abortion and same-sex marriage in that state.

“Every abortion involves the death of a child and harm to the mother. Now with easier access to abortion pills, the abortion rate is tragically climbing.”

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

Recent calls from several artificial intelligence leaders for a slowdown in the technology’s development are worth heeding — and the Church is already helping to shape the discussion around AI …

President Donald Trump said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that he may decide to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”