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Native American Group Backed by U.S. Bishops Seeks Court Review of Sacred Site Sale

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Protestors stand outside the 9th Circuit Court in Pasadena, California, protesting a mining deal that would destroy the Oak Flat sacred site in Arizona, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Apache Stronghold has faced multiple court losses, including a failed Supreme Court bid, to halt the sale of Oak Flat in Arizona.

Pope Leo XIV, Returning From Africa: ‘I Condemn All Actions That Are Unjust’

Pope Leo XIV speaks aboard the papal plane from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Rome, following an 11-day trip in Africa, on April 23, 2026.

Speaking to reporters on his flight from Malabo to Rome, the pope addressed war, migration, same-sex blessings, and the Vatican’s diplomacy with authoritarian governments.

How Western Europe Regulates the Abortion Pill

France was the first country in Europe to enshrine abortion in its constitution, a landmark that reflects just how institutionally settled the practice has become.
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France was the first country in Europe to enshrine abortion in its constitution, a landmark that reflects just how institutionally settled the practice has become.

For comparison purposes, the Register took a closer look at how different countries in Europe — France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Malta and Ireland — regulate the abortion pill.

The Abortion Pill in the Nordic Nations

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Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

A look at the challenges faced by those defending unborn life within Scandinavia’s sociopolitical climates.

The Great Aunt Who Held My Family Together

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‘Family Gathering’

COMMENTARY: From a velvet chair, Great Aunt Wladyslawa reminded a crowded room of cousins and kin that family must be ‘nurtured like a plant,’ rooted in Catholic faith and shared tradition.