Jamie Morris, the MCC’s Executive Director and General Counsel, recently spoke to Jimmy Akin about the lack of civility in politics for our MCC from the Capitol podcast. Mr. Akin is a senior apologist at Catholic Answers and the host of Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World....
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Abortion Drug
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approach to regulating the abortion pill mifepristone, allowing the drug to continue to be provided by mail without an in-person doctor’s visit. In a unanimous...
Pope Francis to Meet with World Leaders at G7 Summit
For the first time in history, a pontiff will participate in the G7 summit, which gathers the leaders of some of the most powerful industrialized democracies; they will meet this week (June 13-15) in southern Italy. Pope Francis has confirmed that he will be holding...
Father’s Day
Fathers have a special role “in revealing and in reliving on earth the very fatherhood of God” (Familiaris consortio 25). Father’s Day is a perfect time to recall the essential role of fathers in the life of the family and in building a culture of life. It is also an...
MCC to Hold Execution Protest on June 11
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of David Hosier for June 11, 2024. Hosier was convicted in 2013 of the Sept. 28, 2009, murder of Angela Gilpin, 45, at her Jefferson City apartment. Hosier was originally also charged with the murder of Angela’s...
Latest MCC Messenger Addresses In Vitro Fertilization
What is in vitro fertilization (IVF) and what is the church teaching on it? The latest MCC Messenger features the background of IVF, the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, and Catholic teaching on the moral implications of IVF. In the accompanying MCC from the Capitol...






