Archive for June 24, 2024

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, celebrates outside of the Supreme Court after the overturn of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On two-year anniversary of Dobbs, pro-life activists remember the historic day

Pro-lifers recall the historic ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned the 1973 ruling that... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022. Pro-abortion demonstrators gradually made up a decided majority of the crowd as the day wore on.?w=200&h=150

By Gigi Duncan

U.S. bishops commemorate 2nd anniversary of Dobbs ruling

Bishop Michael Burbidge urged Catholics “to engage their elected officials on all issues endangering life.” Read more

Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes... Read more

Archbishop Georg Gänswein was the personal secretary of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis appoints Gänswein to diplomatic role in Baltic states

The diplomatic appointment comes after months of speculation and rumor as to Gänswein’s future after the death of Pope Benedict... Read more

Christian Defense Coalition Director Rev. Patrick Mahoney holds a sign that reads "Abusers Should NOT Own Guns!" outside the Supreme Court on June 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

U.S. bishops applaud Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence gun law

In a statement Saturday, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said “the common good demands that society protect vulnerable women and children from... Read more

Christ Church Cathedral (Holy Trinity) in Dublin, Ireland.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Irish bishops decry assisted suicide proposal as ‘a failure of hope’

The Catholic bishops of Ireland issued a statement laying out the Church’s teaching on end-of-life issues and advocating for palliative... Read more

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By Peter Pinedo

Texas investigates Children’s Hospital over alleged secret sex changes on minors

The hospital system, which is the largest children’s system in the U.S., is being investigated for potential Medicaid fraud in... Read more

The decision was announced by Mario Iceta, archbishop of Burgos.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Catholic authorities in Spain excommunicate, expel renegade nuns

The Catholic Church in Spain has decreed the excommunication and expulsion from consecrated life of the Poor Clare nuns of... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, at the Vatican on June 24, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas,Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Francis meets with Opus Dei prelate Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz

“The audience, which lasted about half an hour, took place in an atmosphere of warmth and affection on the part... Read more

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By Peter Pinedo

Groups ramp up election spending on anniversary of overturning of Roe v. Wade

A coalition of nine pro-abortion groups calling itself “Abortion Access Now” announced on Monday a campaign to spend $100 million... Read more