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USCCB and pro-life leaders: Abortion pills remain key post-Dobbs challenge

by Kate Scanlon

On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. bishops and pro-life leaders pointed to abortion pills …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Religious freedom ‘rooted in human dignity,’ says expert ahead of US bishops’ observance
Cardinal Gibbons: Effective advocate for American Catholicism’s Americanization
Chicago Archdiocese countersuit against alleged abuse settlement fraud ring gets green light

U.S. Church

DOJ to join Dominicans’ suit on NY gender identity law for long-term care facilities

by Kurt Jensen

The Department of Justice has moved to become a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against New York state filed by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed …

OSV News wins 13 Catholic Media Awards, sweeps one-shot national newswriting category

Despite land transfer, Apache Stronghold continues effort to protect sacred Arizona site

New priests share journeys of discernment and discipleship that led to 2026 ordinations

New Mexico diocese fights to save Mount Cristo Rey from ‘desecration’ for border wall

Juneteenth ‘calls us forward,’ while urging repentance for sin of racism, say bishops

World

Pakistan Catholics counter persecution with hope, says bishops’ human rights director

by Gina Christian

Catholics located in the northern and remote areas of Pakistan often experience particular difficulties “just to keep their religion.”

French bishops launch prayer novena ahead of key ‘assisted-dying’ vote
Cardinal Pizzaballa prays in the cave where Jesus stopped with his mother
As fuel shortages deepen Cuba’s humanitarian crisis, nuns struggle to sustain ministries
Pope Leo venerates heart of Mother Cabrini, calls for more missionaries like her
Pope Leo prays at St. Augustine’s tomb in Pavia, calling all to be signs of Jesus’ love

COMECE president says new EU migrant regulations raise ethical concerns

In Spain, Pope Leo XIV shared a message of human dignity for all of Europe

The father behind the pope: How Karol Wojtyla Sr. helped shape St. John Paul II

Vatican

World’s conflicts are ‘fed’ more readily than people, Pope Leo XIV says

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

The fate of Haitian migrants lies with the Senate

by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski

The human error

by Katie Yoder

The friendship crisis beneath the loneliness epidemic

by Vicente Del Real

Reviews

Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End

by John Mulderig
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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