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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2 Mexican officials assassinated: The Church expresses ‘profound consternation’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Police patrol in Mexico City. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 / 19:22 pm (CNA). The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its “profound consternation” following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexico City government, which occurred Tuesday in the Mexican capital. The victims of the shooting are Ximena Guzmán, private…

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Georgia attorney general: LIFE Act doesn’t require keeping pregnant brain-dead woman alive — By: Catholic News Agency

Gold dome of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. / Credit: Rob Hainer/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 17:33 pm (CNA). In response to national outcry over the case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, the Georgia attorney general’s office released a statement clarifying that the state’s heartbeat law, which prohibits…

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UPDATE: New York Catholic health system to pay $3.3 million over alleged Medicare claim violations — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic Health building in Buffalo, New York. / Credit: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 14:01 pm (CNA). A Catholic health care system in New York state has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over allegations that it violated federal Medicare reporting laws.  The U.S. attorney’s office…

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