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President Joe Biden returns to his car after attending service at Saint Joseph's Cathlic Church in Wilmington, Delaware on August 7, 2021.

Biden Contradicts Faith, Reason — and Himself

A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: After the Supreme Court refused to block the Texas heartbeat law, our pro-abortion rights Catholic president further repudiated what his faith says about the sanctity of human life.

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note

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Jesuit High School in California Accused of Teaching Critical Race Theory

Joan Frawley Desmond Education

As Biden Pushes Federal Vaccine Mandate Forward, Dioceses Have Varying Policies for Employees

Ann Schneible Nation

Chesterton Schools Network Continues to Grow Its Ranks

Paul Senz Education

Pope Francis opens the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region with prayer Oct. 7, 2019.

2023 Synod Faces a Credibility and Practicality Gap

Father Raymond J. de Souza Vatican

Pope Francis Tells Elderly Priests: ‘Aging is a Privilege’

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican

Theodore McCarrick Faces New Sex Abuse Lawsuit in New Jersey

Matt Hadro/CNA Nation

NY Governor Vows to Help Texas Women Have Abortions in Her State

Joe Bukuras/CNA Nation

Benedict XVI: Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage is ‘A Distortion of Conscience’

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican

Catholics are more vaccinated against COVID-19 than any other religious group, according to a new Pew Research Center report.

Weekly COVID-19 Testing a ‘Good’ Alternative to Vaccine Mandate, Bioethicist Says

Matt Hadro/CNA Nation

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on September 02, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Viability — And Maybe ‘Roe v. Wade’ — Goes on Trial

American missionary Barbara Heil in Budapest.

Female Former Protestant Pastor Reaffirms the Centrality of the Real Presence in the Eucharist

On Papal Flight, Pope Francis Tackles Debate Over Communion for Politicians Who Support Abortion

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Cardinal Jose Advincula kneels to pray after entering the Manila Cathedral at the start of his installation as the 33rd archbishop of the Archdiocese of Manila on June 24, 2021.

Philippine Cardinal, 130 Nuns, Convent Staff Test Positive for COVID-19

The Philippines on Friday reported 20,336 new COVID-19 cases, with more than 300 deaths, the highest in almost a month.

Jose Torres Jr./CNA World September 17, 2021

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Rino Fisichella in the Vatican's Clementine Hall, Sept. 17, 2021.

Pope Francis Hopes New Ministry of Catechist Will ‘Awaken this Vocation’

The newly instituted ministry of catechist is for lay people who have a particular call to serve the Catholic Church as a teacher of the faith.

CNA Staff Vatican September 17, 2021

A press conference launching a report by a commision of experts on the activities of Polish Dominican priest Paweł M., Sept. 15, 2021.

Polish Catholic Leader Expresses ‘Deep Pain and Sadness’ as Report on Charismatic Priest Faults Dominicans

The Catholic Church in Poland is undergoing a reckoning on clerical abuse.

CNA Staff World September 17, 2021

Hon. Beth Robinson, associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 14, 2021

Federal Judicial Nominee Grilled Over 1990s Religious Freedom Case

“How might a litigant in the Second Circuit have any confidence that as a judge you would actually follow the law, and in particular, honor the religious liberty protections in the Constitution,” probed Senator Cruz.

Christine Rousselle/CNA Nation September 17, 2021