The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether to uphold state laws banning transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams, and Catholic athletes outside the court said they hope justices keep the laws on the books. Mary Pennefather, captain of...
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the federal government’s right to require passports to display an applicant’s biological sex. The policy comes after months of effort by the Trump Administration to reverse gender ideology rules at the federal...
A Cole County Judge this week approved the Summary Statement and Fair Ballot Language for HJR 73, the pro-life ballot measure that will go before voters next year as Amendment 3. Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green ruled that the revised statements prepared by...
Last week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on biological men participating in female-only athletic competitions: “Because of the valuable lessons that sports impart,...
A judge last Friday ordered the Secretary of State to rewrite the ballot summary for Amendment 3, the upcoming pro-life ballot measure. At issue was HJR73, a 2025 measure that would roll back some of the worst provisions of the pro-abortion constitutional amendment...
On Wednesday morning, a gunman opened fire during the opening Mass for the first week of school at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing two students, aged 10 and 8, and injuring 14 other students, as well as three adults. The shooter, a man...
President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned states and American territories that they must remove references to “gender ideology” from K–12 education materials or they will lose federal funding. HHS sent letters dated Aug. 26 to 40...
On Tuesday, North Carolina legislators voted to override Democratic Governor Josh Stein’s veto on House Bill 805, a wide-ranging measure that will strengthen parental rights, protect children from pornography, and reaffirm biological sex in state law. The House voted...
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has certified HJR 73 for the November 3, 2026, general election. Ironically, the measure will appear as “Amendment 3”, even though it aims to roll back some of the worst provisions of the pro-abortion constitutional amendment...
In a crucial decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee state law banning gender-transition treatments and surgical ‘gender reassignment’ procedures for trans-identifying minors. The question at issue in United States v....