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Guidelines urge districts to “immediately and expressly adopt a parental notice and opt-out policy,” which provides prominent and regular notice that will reach all parents. Students at St. Mary Catholic Virtue Preschool in Littleton, Colorado. | Credit: Photo courtesy of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty ... read more

“Just another day in the D,” Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins told local media after surviving the harrowing ordeal. Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins currently serves as the pastor at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Fox News Detroit/Screenshot A French-American priest is ... read more

A French-American priest is being hailed as a hero after springing into action just outside St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit this week.Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins was in the shrine parking lot Monday night when he heard a loud crash and the squealing of tires just down the road. He ran to the street just in ... read more

Frontpage An aerial view of the Pentagon The bishops urged that 'judgments over life and death, the gravest of human challenges, must remain bound to our living consciences.' ... read more

The bishops urged that “judgments over life and death, the gravest of human challenges, must remain bound to our living consciences.” An aerial view of the Pentagon. | Credit: Frontpage/Shutterstock The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) International Justice and Peace Committee released a ... read more

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) International Justice and Peace Committee released a statement reiterating the Holy Father’s call in Magnifica Humanitas to limit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in war.“In the age of artificial intelligence, the Church’s teaching on human dignity, pursuit of justice, and comprehensive social doctrine offers a path ... read more

In late February, Pope Leo XIV thanked Father Bruno Kant of the Diocese of Fulda in Germany for his “many years of faithful and devoted priestly service.” Kant, the oldest priest in the world at 110 years of age, passed away on the night of Friday, May 29. He had been a priest since 1950.In ... read more

The bishops urged that “judgments over life and death, the gravest of human challenges, must remain bound to our living consciences.” An aerial view of the Pentagon. | Credit: Frontpage/Shutterstock In late February, Pope Leo XIV thanked Father Bruno Kant of the Diocese of Fulda ... read more

On June 3 the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is representing both the diocese and the pregnancy center, said it had filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit over the dispute. The Diocese of Springfield says the state Human Rights Act violates its religious freedom, including the right to ... read more

A view of the Dome of the Rock, from a window with cross ironwork, in Jerusalem. The St. Nicholas Tavelic Network backs his emphasis on charity and respect in proclaiming the Gospel to Muslims and the necessity of a visible Christian identity. ... read more

Zwiebackesser ‘St. Peter’ COMMENTARY: While the Catholic Church faces serious difficulties, the situation is not as dire as the SSPX claims. The best counterargument the Church can offer is a renewed focus on the many things that are right with the Church. ... read more

The October gathering follows a pastoral letter by Bishop Antonio Suetta on charity, Christian witness, and the proclamation of the Gospel to Muslims living in the diocese. Cardinal George Koovakad in May 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the ... read more

Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, will lead a meeting in Sanremo on Oct. 9 dedicated to the theme, “interreligious dialogue today in the social and cultural context of our diocese.”The event is part of a broader diocesan initiative launched by Bishop Antonio Suetta, who published a pastoral letter on ... read more

The Diocese of Springfield says the state Human Rights Act violates its religious freedom, including the right to hire workers who agree with its religious mission. Courtroom gavel. | Credit: SOMKID THONGDEE/Shutterstock A Catholic diocese and a pregnancy center in Illinois are asking a federal ... read more

A Catholic diocese and a pregnancy center in Illinois are asking a federal appeals court to strike down a state law that they say would force them to hire workers who disagree with their religious and pro-life missions. The Diocese of Springfield in March 2025 had filed suit against the state alongside the Pregnancy Care ... read more