“Human trafficking is not only a serious crime—it is a rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being. It is, as Pope Francis has said, an open wound on the Body of Christ and on the body of all humanity, demanding an ongoing, united response,” said Bishop...
President Trump has signed two executive orders prohibiting the use of federal public funding for abortion services and for so-called “sex-change” irreversible medical interventions, respectively. The first order was issued on January 24 and will end the use of...
Pope Francis offered his condolences to the families of the victims and to the entire nation following a deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington on Wednesday night. "I express my spiritual closeness to all those...
As we celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, the United States Catholic Conference (USCCB) reminds us that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere;” that we are connected and responsible for each other as we seek to...
The Thomas More Society Catholic law firm is formally petitioning the incoming presidential administration to pardon 21 pro-life activists who are imprisoned for protests at abortion clinics under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. During Biden’s...
According to U.S. and Israeli officials, a hostage and ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. Brokered by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, the agreement includes the release of 33 women, children, elderly, and wounded hostages (at least two of...
Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo offered the following reflection on the 52nd anniversary of the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Roe v. Wade that legalized...
Catholic News Agency reported this week on a pilot program recently launched in Washington state to train pharmacists to prescribe the abortion-drug combo mifepristone and misoprostol to women seeking abortions. The initiative — launched by the pro-abortion group...
A Missouri judge on December 20 temporarily struck down several pro-life laws as unconstitutional, legalizing abortion in the state. Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang blocked Missouri’s near-total abortion ban, along with the gestational age bans at eight, fourteen,...
Closing out the final pending clemency petitions of his administration, Governor Mike Parson granted 16 pardons and approved nine commutations. Click here for the list. In addition to granting 16 pardons and nine commutations, Governor Parson denied 23 clemency...