Catholics praise defunding of Planned Parenthood in major congressional budget bill — By: Catholic News Agency

Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks as (left to right) House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain, Rep. Jason Smith, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Mark Green, House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, and House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer listen during a news briefing after a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald…

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Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life — By: Catholic News Agency

From the popemobile, Pope Leo XIV greets thousands of people lined up along Via della Conciliazione on the morning of his inaugural Mass, Sunday, May 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 22, 2025 / 14:18 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti as secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes…

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Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. / Credit: travelview/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 11:52 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an end to years of bankruptcy proceedings in federal court and pointing to what Archbishop Gregory…

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Oklahoma Catholic charter school loses Supreme Court bid for state approval — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 12:12 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to issue a ruling in a contentious case involving what was proposed to be the nation’s first religious charter school, leaving untouched a lower court ruling that…

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‘Send a message to the Holy Father’ initiative elicits supportive video messages for new pope — By: Catholic News Agency

Those who want to participate can visit the eCatholic website to “take a moment to offer a message of prayer, encouragement, or support” and submit a video. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 22, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Tech company eCatholic is collecting video messages of prayer, encouragement, and support from…

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Canada’s lack of disabilities minister criticized by pro-life advocates — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: BUTENKOV ALEKSEI/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Canadian government’s abolishment of a government ministry for disabled citizens underscores the government’s “demeaning attitude” toward disabled people, advocates say, particularly after the country opted to expand the national euthanasia program to include those with disabilities.  Canadian Prime Minister Mark…

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Synod undersecretary: Leo XIV ‘doesn’t govern from his office, he goes out to meet people’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín and Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Courtesy of Bishop Luis Marín Vatican City, May 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The undersecretary of the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, the Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, is among those…

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