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Planned Parenthood regains federal funding after yearlong pause

Advocates for unborn children criticized the administration for failing to maintain the defunding of the abortion giant.

Various U.S. bishops ‘invite home’ SSPX attendees after excommunications of leadership

Catholic bishops with Society of St. Pius X locations in their areas are forbidding Catholics from attending SSPX services and urging attendees and SSPX priests to return to the Catholic Church.

China releases detained Christian pastor Ezra Jin Mingri

Jin was arrested by Chinese authorities on Oct. 10, 2025.

U.S. solicitor general urges Supreme Court to stop Colorado’s exclusion of Catholic preschools

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether Colorado violated the First Amendment by excluding Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2026 ends in Philadelphia, mission of evangelization continues

Thousands of pilgrims braved the heat on Sunday as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage reached its final stop in Philadelphia.

Catholic Charities Fort Worth expands research-backed anti-poverty program to Illinois

Catholic Charities Fort Worth developed the Padua program, which is an anti-poverty program that "meets clients where they are."

Pope Leo XIV praises U.S. Eucharistic pilgrims, highlights country’s ‘strong Eucharistic heritage’

The Holy Father addressed pilgrims at the close of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which concluded in Philadelphia on July 5.

Catholic historians reflect on the Church’s role as America marks 250 years

Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings of the University of Notre Dame and Dr. Christopher Shannon of Christendom College reflected on the complex history of Catholicism in the United States.

Perpetual Eucharistic pilgrims reflect on ‘being with Christ 24/7’ as pilgrimage nears end

A nine-person team has taken the Blessed Sacrament across 18 dioceses as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will come to an end in Philadelphia on July 5.

12 Catholic Americans who helped shape the United States

Here are 12 Catholic Americans whose lives and legacies have left a lasting mark on the United States.