In an op-ed to his flock titled ‘Just War 101: Catholic teaching for a dangerous moment,” Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, says he feels “a special responsibility to speak up clearly for the Church’s teaching and vision” as the U.S.-Iran conflict continues. Noting that he is “the proud son of a…

A Catholic counselor filed a lawsuit this week after being fined nearly $90,000 by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists after he told a client he could not affirm same-sex relationships because of his religious faith. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian legal group representing the counselor, Frank Canepa, filed the lawsuit…

An influential Catholic ministry that walks with those experiencing same-sex attraction said a Vatican report that criticized its work was guilty of a “false and unjust depiction” of the decades-old apostolate. Courage International said in a May 8 press release that the Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod was guilty of “calumny” against the group…

WASHINGTON — A coalition of Catholic groups led by the U.S. bishops is urging Congress to bolster federal nutrition and agriculture programs in the 2027 agriculture spending bill. In a joint letter April 28, the bishops and Catholic aid organizations warned that rising food insecurity, cuts to nutrition assistance, and instability in international food aid programs…