National Catholic News

Recap of USCCB spring plenary meeting

Bishop Edward Malesic and Auxiliary Bishop Michael Woost were among the Catholic bishops who gathered June 14-16 in Orlando, Florida for the United St...

‘Embracing the Divine Gift of Freedom’ is theme of 2023 Religious Freedom Week

The annual observance of Religious Freedom Week will be June 22–29 throughout the United States. It begins with the feast day of SS. Thomas More...

USCCB pro-life chairman addresses U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion drug

On April 21, the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked lower court rulings that would have suspended the U.S. Food and Drug Administr...

U.S. Bishops’ pro-life chairman responds to chemical abortion drug ruling by circuit court

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (based in Louisiana) on April 12 partially upheld a recent district court ruling (from northern Texas) t...

Catholic, Anglican representatives meet for ecumenical theological exchange

Members, consultants and staff of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs met recen...

Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran representatives meet for 13th ecumenical dialogue

Theologians and scholars representing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops met r...

USCCB pro-life chairman denounces FDA action on chemical abortion pill

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 3 the loosening of safety requirements to allow retail pharmacies, through a simple certificat...