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by Katie Yoder, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 26, 2022 / 17:09 pm Elon Musk — the world’s richest man — reached a deal Monday to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion. This comes after the social media platform has faced growing accusations of censorship, including that of Catholic and …

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Apr 25, 2022 / 19:18 pm The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday that lasted nearly two hours in a case concerning a former high school football coach’s right to pray on the field. Both sides of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, argue that the case …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 20, 2022 / 08:44 am A West Virginia priest is speaking publicly about his role in providing a funeral Mass and dignified burial for more than 100 aborted babies that pro-life activists say they rescued outside of a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. “I …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 14, 2022 / 10:22 am The Thursday before Easter, Catholics around the world practice an ancient Lenten tradition — a Holy Thursday devotion — known as the “Seven Churches Visitation.” What is the Seven Churches Visitation? During Holy Week, Catholics are invited to …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 9, 2022 / 06:00 am The U.S. bishops recently welcomed a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis. It is the teenager’s pericardium, or the sac that protected his heart. “I now bring to you the relic of the pericardium, which is the membrane that …

by Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Apr 5, 2022 / 10:51 am Anti-abortion activists said Tuesday that they obtained 115 aborted babies from a driver for a medical waste company in late March, with the intention of giving the unborn children a dignified funeral and burial. Five of those babies …

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2022 / 15:56 pm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — “settled law” during her confirmation hearings on Tuesday. She avoided the word abortion, instead referring to “the right …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 8, 2022 / 12:10 pm A Catholic Ukrainian journalist documenting daily life in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country has miraculously escaped Kyiv, she said. “God gave the sign [to leave], and gave the strength to realize it,” she said in a …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2022 / 02:00 am A photo of an unidentified man hugging a life-size crucifix in Ukraine went viral across social media platforms as Russia began its full-scale invasion of the country. The image captures a quiet moment in the midst of chaos: A darkly-clothed …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2022 / 08:30 am Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent. “Jesus too was tempted by the devil, and he accompanies us, every one of …