The U.S. Catholic bishops have released a national prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked into slavery.
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An annual report from the nation’s Catholic bishops shows that more than 1,000 allegations of child sexual abuse were reported in U.S. dioceses during the 2025 fiscal year, with just …
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Vance says Pope Leo’s new encyclical ‘sounds very profound,’ welcomes just war ‘rethink’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonVice President JD Vance said in a new interview with NBC News that what he has read of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “sounds very profound.”
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‘Magnifica Humanitas’ condemns online sexual exploitation as ‘Take It Down Act’ enforcement begins
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe issue raised by “Magnifica Humanitas” is one U.S. lawmakers took a first step to address with the Take It Down Act, which just began enforcement.
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Washington Roundup: War powers resolution advances; reconciliation bill stalls; Castro indicted
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe same week, several allies of the president won Republican primaries against their incumbent rivals and federal prosecutors announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro
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Washington Roundup: Trump-Xi summit yields little for Lai; hospice Medicare moratorium
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a high-stakes summit in Beijing on May 15.
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Makary out as FDA commissioner after tumultuous tenure, pro-life criticism
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump on May 12 confirmed that Marty Makary, the embattled FDA commissioner criticized by pro-life advocates and others, will leave his post.
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Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristone
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe head of the bishops’ pro-life committee has written to Trump administration officials his concerns about the status of their mifepristone safety review.
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Supreme Court hits brakes on court ruling that blocked abortion pill distribution by mail
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting an abortion pill to be dispensed by mail.
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The head of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference denounced the violence at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by Trump.
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