WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a 7-2 decision July 8, the Supreme Court upheld regulations by the Trump administration giving employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans. The decision, [...]
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- The Democratic state senator who wrote the Louisiana abortion law struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court June 29 said the ruling almost took her breath away. "This is a decision [...]
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- Kenyan Catholic bishops are warning against the introduction of comprehensive sex education in schools and the legalization of abortion as a way of curbing underage and teenage pregnancies. The bishops' caution [...]
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- There is "no absolute duty" to boycott any COVID-19 vaccine produced with the help of cells derived from aborted fetuses, said a researcher from a Catholic bioethics institute. Scientists from the [...]
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Donald Trump said he would continue to support issues vital to the Catholic Church, especially abortion, religious freedom and school choice, in a conference call with Catholic leaders and educators. He [...]
BONN, Germany (CNS) -- Catholic bishops in Germany are bracing for a major drop in church taxation revenues as a result of the coronavirus crisis, reported the German Catholic news agency, KNA. In Germany, wage-earners [...]
AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) -- By allowing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's temporary block on unnecessary medical procedures, including abortion, to remain, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 31 was paying "careful attention [...]
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The English bishops have expressed their shock at an emergency policy to allow "do-it-yourself abortions" during the coronavirus pandemic. Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster said a change in the rules [...]
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Chief Justice John Roberts, accustomed to writing in-depth opinions on court cases, penned a rare statement March 4 denouncing remarks made earlier that day by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, [...]
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In oral arguments March 4, the Supreme Court justices expressed mixed views about a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and if the abortion [...]
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By blocking two pro-life bills from going to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote, senators "failed to advance two critical human rights reforms that most Americans strongly support," the [...]
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, in a Feb. 6 speech at the University of San Diego, said "the drive to label a single issue preeminent" in the 2020 election [...]