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Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed into law on Feb. 12 a bill amending the penal code to recognize unborn babies as human beings at “any stage of gestation.” The measure was an initiative of Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colón, a Republican, shown here with her 1-year-old son, José. | ... read more

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed into law on Feb. 12 a bill amending the penal code to recognize unborn babies as human beings at “any stage of gestation.”Senate Bill 923 — which when signed became Law 18-2026 — amends Article 92 of the penal code, which currently states that “murder is the intentional, knowing, ... read more

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed into law on Feb. 12 a bill amending the penal code to recognize unborn babies as human beings at “any stage of gestation.”Senate Bill 923 — which when signed became Law 18-2026 — amends Article 92 of the penal code, which currently states that “murder is the intentional, knowing, ... read more

Ave Maria University reported on its website that it first became "aware of suspected cases" on its campus Jan. 28, and "promptly reported" them to the Florida Department of Health. ... read more

Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0 The Basilica of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia, a town 17 miles southwest of Rome. A popular summer destination for tourists, Ostia will be the first of five parishes where the pope, as bishop of Rome, will celebrate Mass on Sundays in February and March. ... read more

Credit: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021. The archbishop called for prayers for both the family of the killer’s victims and the killer himself. ... read more

The Trump administration's erasure of the scientific finding that emissions driving climate change endanger public health drew condemnation from Catholic leaders, who characterized the move as morally indefensible. ... read more

Interim Staff: The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a doctrinal note that states monogamy is the only proper form of Christian marriage, responding to requests from various African bishops. The document, entitled Una Caro and subtitled “In praise of monogamy,” defines marriage as “an exclusive union and mutual belonging” ... read more

Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent: A self-governing territory in the EU has cast aside their formerly pro-life views in favour of more permissive abortion laws in a historic vote. On Dec. 4, 2025, the Faroe Islands, a group of self-governing islands under the Kingdom of Denmark, narrowly overturned what had been one of the most ... read more

The archbishop called for prayers for both the family of the killer’s victims and the killer himself. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021. | Credit: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley this week ... read more

Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley this week lamented the state’s execution of convicted murderer Kendrick Simpson, urging prayers for an end to what he called the “inhumane” punishment of the death penalty. Oklahoma executed Simpson on Feb. 12 for the 2006 murders of 20-year-old Glen Palmer and 19-year-old Anthony Jones. Simpson was convicted of killing ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday will travel outside the Vatican to visit a Roman parish — the Basilica of Santa Maria Regina Pacis — in the seaside community of Ostia, about 17 miles southwest of the city’s center.A popular summer destination for tourists, Ostia will be the first of five parishes where the pope, as ... read more

A popular summer destination for tourists, Ostia will be the first of five parishes where the pope, as bishop of Rome, will celebrate Mass on Sundays in February and March. The Basilica of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia, a town 17 miles southwest of Rome. | Credit: Chabe01, CC ... read more

The parish priest in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has confirmed the kidnapping of the parish catechist, his pregnant wife, and over 30 other people in a bandit attack. Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock The parish priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church of the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria ... read more

The parish priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church of the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has confirmed the kidnapping of the parish catechist, his pregnant wife, and over 30 other people in a bandit attack.In an interview with Arise television, Father Linus Matthew Bobai said the Feb. 9 attack forced residents of Kutaho and Kugir communities ... read more