For 125 years, the Hawthorne Dominicans have cared for the dying poor for free. Now they face jail time for following their faith.
U.S. Supreme Court sided with a counselor, saying that Colorado law banning a type of therapy violates freedom of speech.
On January 28, the French Senate rejected the assisted dying bill, which will return to the National Assembly, and adopted a law promoting palliative care.
The NIH has ended funding for research using aborted fetal tissue, shifting focus to ethical alternatives that respect the dignity of every unborn human life.
Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry Knestout of Richmond condemned the general assembly after it approved an amendment enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution.
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming, the first state in the country to pass a ban on chemical abortions.
Illinois becomes the latest state to legalize assisted suicide. Earlier this year, lawmakers approved the bill in a middle-of-the-night vote.
The Illinois legislature passed a bill legalizing assisted suicide on October 31, disguised as legislation relating to food safety.
The state of Washington agreed on Friday, October 10, that Catholic priests would not be asked to violate the Seal of Confession, months after a federal court blocked the law from going into effect.
Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, had previously been banned from the cathedral. He was targeting the Red Mass, where justices of the Supreme Court would have gathered.
The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado, would allow for Pope Leo XIV and any future popes from the United States to remain citizens.
A group of disability advocates has filed suit against the state of Colorado, alleging that its assisted suicide law is discriminatory against the disabled.
The U.S. bishops praised the Supreme Court's decision Friday, June 27, in the case Mahmoud v. Taylor.
In a 6-3 decision released on Wednesday, June 26, the Supreme Court said South Carolina can forbid Medicaid funds from going to the country's largest abortion provider.
The USCCB's annual report examined the actions of all three branches of government, as well as shifting cultural opinions in 2024.
The first of four bills to liberalize Poland's laws meets first hurdle.
Amendment 4 would legalize full-term abortions, prohibit restrictions, and remove the requirement for parental consent for minors.
