Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issues Health and Human Services guidance: ‘There are only two sexes’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated Wednesday that “there are only two…

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Trump signs order banning illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrants argue with Panamanian National Border Service members as they try to cross the border between Panama and Costa Rica while trying to return to Venezuela at Paso Canoas between the Panama-Costa Rica border on Feb. 11, 2025. Dozens of Venezuelan migrants crossed the border from Costa Rica into Panama in a small caravan as…

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Pro-life coalition launches $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to protect unborn — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: KieferPix/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A group of pro-life philanthropists in the United States has launched a $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to support projects aimed at making abortion “unavailable and unthinkable,” according to its founder. The new group, called the Life Leadership Conference, was formally…

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Catholic-backed prison nursery offers incarcerated moms ‘family-oriented’ space for babies — By: Catholic News Agency

A nursery room is seen at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia, Missouri. / Credit: Missouri Department of Corrections CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A prison nursery program in Missouri that has drawn support from local Catholic leaders is offering mothers a supportive “family-oriented” place to…

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Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze — By: Catholic News Agency

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas. / Credit: Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Local Catholic Charities agencies across the country are being forced to lay off staff and weigh shutting down programs in the wake of the Trump administration’s…

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Doctors say Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ while in hospital — By: Catholic News Agency

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ health condition has remained stable as he continues a stay in the hospital, though recent bloodwork showed a “slight improvement,” the Vatican said…

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to study abortion pill safety questions — By: Catholic News Agency

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Department of Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:50 pm (CNA). Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr….

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Vatican shares ailing Pope Francis’ weekly catechesis: ‘Jesus Christ our hope’ — By: Catholic News Agency

A rainbow appears above the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome on Feb. 18, 2025. / Credit: TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Feb 19, 2025 / 12:45 pm (CNA). As Pope Francis continues to undergo complex medical treatment for bilateral pneumonia and a respiratory…

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