Federal judge orders government to keep funding Planned Parenthood, despite new law — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: sergign/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:03 pm (CNA). A federal judge blocked a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood and ordered the federal government to resume Medicaid reimbursements to the abortion giant while litigation over the law continues. The legislation,…

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‘I’m devastated’: Polish archbishop asks Vatican to laicize priest accused of murder — By: Catholic News Agency

Warsaw, Poland Archbishop Adrian Galbas. / Credit: SILESIA FLESZ TVS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 28, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to laicize a priest accused of murdering a homeless man. The prelate said he was “devastated” by the news…

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Cardinal Parolin: Attack on church in Democratic Republic of Congo a ‘dangerous sign’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at an EWTN dinner in Frascati, Italy, Oct. 19, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Jul 28, 2025 / 14:10 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Monday expressed his concern over the July 27 attack on a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…

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U.S. bishops invite Catholics to pray for end to taxpayer-funded abortion — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Deemerwha studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 13:40 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has invited Americans to participate in a daily prayer to St. Joseph, defender of life, to stop federal funding of the abortion industry. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the USCCB, and Bishop…

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‘Media nuns’ urge AI mindfulness: ‘Human beings create, machines only generate’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Sister Nancy Usselmann and Daughters of St. Paul at Pauline Books and Media. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Daughters of St. Paul Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms the way we consume and create media, the “media nuns” are on a mission to ensure humanity stays…

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