by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 29, 2021 / 10:07 am According to multiple news reports, President Joe Biden on Friday said that Pope Francis told him to “keep receiving Communion.” President Biden met with the pope in person for 75 minutes on Friday. According to the White House pool …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 27, 2021 / 14:00 pm Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Oct. 29 meeting with Pope Francis, a White House spokeswoman acknowledged on Wednesday that “the pope has spoken differently” than Biden on abortion. Biden, a Catholic, “is somebody who stands up for and believes …

by Matt Hadro, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Oct 22, 2021 / 11:40 am The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider two legal challenges to Texas’ pro-life heartbeat law, just weeks before it hears oral arguments in another major abortion case. Both the Biden administration and abortion providers had challenged …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 18, 2021 / 15:01 pm The Chinese Communist Party is targeting organized religion as a threat – even seeking to “change” or “transform” it into a loyal party apparatus, a panel of foreign policy experts said on Monday. The party, which “historically managed religion” …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 17, 2021 / 11:55 am A group of 17 missionaries and family members were abducted in Haiti on Saturday, the New York Times first reported. The missionaries were part of Christian Aid Ministries, based in Ohio, and were kidnapped while visiting an orphanage. In …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 16, 2021 / 12:00 pm Cardinal Raymond Burke on Friday said that he is continuing to recover from a bout of COVID-19 and can offer daily Mass now, in a statement posted on his Facebook account. “With heartfelt gratitude to all those who have …

By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2021 / 09:02 am The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden and his wife Jill will meet with Pope Francis on Oct. 29 at the Vatican. According to a Thursday statement by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, the Bidens will …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 13, 2021 / 10:20 am Service members should not be forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine against their conscience, the archbishop of the U.S. military archdiocese said on Tuesday. In a Oct. 12 statement “on Coronavirus Vaccines and the Sanctity of Conscience,” Archbishop Timothy …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Oct 7, 2021 / 08:30 am Pro-life leaders on Wednesday responded to a federal judge blocking Texas’ pro-life “heartbeat” law, just more than one month after the law went into effect. In a ruling on Wednesday, Oct. 6, Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Sep 27, 2021 / 08:00 am Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is once again helping make foster care placements, following a legal settlement with the city to cap a years-long court battle. The Supreme Court in June ruled in favor of Catholic …