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The Battle for Conscience Rights Rages On
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Conscience protections don’t limit health care; they enhance it by removing ideology from medical practice and science.
Pope’s Visit Provides Balm to Beleaguered Iraqis
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Pope Francis' visit has provided the small minority of Catholics who remain in Iraq and the many who are in diaspora hope for the future, but the fight to protect religious freedom continues.
Becerra’s Bad Witness
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Xavier Becerra’s unqualified support for abortion and transgender medical services, and his obvious intention to prioritize these agendas if confirmed, is especially unnerving in light of his willingness to cast himself publicly as a Catholic politician.
COVID-19 One Year Later
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: As Catholics, it is our constitutional right as religious believers to assemble for worship, not a privilege that can be withdrawn unilaterally by the state.
10 Years and Counting!
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: At the very heart of our work, the Register serves the Church.
Turning the Page, Moving Forward
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: President Joe Biden has spoken often about the need for unity — this is critical today when our nation is so bitterly divided. Americans must strive to come together, but achieving this will be difficult. Unity can't mean compromising deeply held religious beliefs especially regarding human life.
A Prayer for Our Government
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: John Carroll, America’s first bishop, urged this prayer to be recited in the parishes throughout the young nation. This is a fitting time to do the same.
Christmas Can’t Be Canceled
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Christmas can never be canceled — not by presidents or governors, prime ministers or politicians.
The U.S. Bishops’ Biden Problem
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: The U.S. bishops have challenged some of Joe Biden’s public positions as problematic because they cause confusion about Church teaching. But for many Catholics, the bishops’ stance on whether politicians should be allowed to receive the Eucharist when their public positions are at odds with Church teaching is equally confusing.
