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Little Sisters of the Poor File Another Appeal Over Contraception Mandate

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Religious sisters show their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016, in the Zubik v. Burwell case against the HHS mandate.

In spite of the prior Supreme Court wins, a federal court in August 2025 struck down the 2017 exemptions on grounds that the Supreme Court had not yet ruled on.

When the Vicar of Christ Joins the Media Scrum

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Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters after a daylong stay at the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on Nov. 25, 2025.

COMMENTARY: What are the advantages, perils and unwanted consequences of Pope Leo XIV’s Tuesday evening ‘doorstep’ exchanges with the press at Castel Gandolfo?

Pew Survey Sheds Light on Characteristics of US Catholic Population

The Eucharist is displayed in a monstrance in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City before a Eucharistic procession on Oct. 15, 2024.

About half of American adults who were raised Catholic and stayed in the Church said the faith continues to ‘fulfill their spiritual needs,’ according to a new report.

Bishop of Providence Issues Statement After Shooting at Brown University

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A residence hall at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Bishop Lewandowski offered prayers for law enforcement officials and first responders, and offered the use of the diocese’s 'resources, clergy and personnel, and charitable assistance wherever needed.'

Filipino Bishops Oppose Nuclear Power Plant Plan

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Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan celebrates Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Dagupan City, on Dec. 13, 2025.

The Filipino bishops drew their insights from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan.