Oklahoma sues Biden administration in dispute over abortion, federal family planning funds — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2023 / 11:04 am (CNA). Oklahoma this month filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) claiming the Biden administration suspended “millions of dollars” in federal funding over the state’s refusal to provide referrals for abortion in family planning services.  The state said in the…

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Pope Francis appoints coadjutor to French diocese where ordinations were halted — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop François Touvet of Châlons (right) will serve alongside the current bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, 71-year-old Dominique Rey, and will automatically succeed him upon his resignation at age 75, Pope Francis announced Nov. 21, 2023. / Credit: Claude Truong-Ngoc via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) and G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Nov 21,…

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Bishops Align With Democrats in White House Climate Talk — By: Church Militant

WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) – An assembly of Catholic leaders met with senior White House officials last Friday, highlighting an ongoing alignment between certain bishops and Democratic policymakers.  Abp. John Wester, Bp. Edward Weisenburger, Bp. Joseph Tyson, and Sr. Carol Zinn The meeting, which included Abp. John Wester of Santa Fe, Bp. Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Bp. Joseph…

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Border Chief Ignores Invasion, Caters to Woke Gender Norms — By: Church Militant

WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) – Biden’s border chief is prioritizing woke gender norms over protecting the homeland from an invasion of illegal immigrants. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas  Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is now directing border guards to ask border crossers their preferred pronouns, taking care not to “misgender” them. The Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation…

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