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Supreme Court says California can’t hide student transgender identities from parents

Keeping student “transitions” secret likely violates the First Amendment rights of parents, the high court said.

Jeff Cavins, Father Mike Schmitz awarded Pillar Award by Museum of the Bible

Jeff Cavins and Father Mike Schmitz are the first Catholics to receive the Pillar Award for Narrative given by the Museum of the Bible.

How Czech Catholics are crowdfunding their priests’ salaries

As state contributions wind down toward a 2030 cutoff, the Archdiocese of Olomouc is turning to crowdfunding, investments, and parish co-responsibility to keep its priests paid.

Catholic Church in Spain creates department for relations with Islam

Spain’s growing Muslim population has led that country’s bishops’ conference to address concurrent pastoral challenges.

ChosenCon 2026: ‘This is the Comic-Con of the Bible’

Roughly 5,000 fans recently filled the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, for ChosenCon.

American Catholics launch crowdfunding effort to gift Pope Leo XIV papal tiara

A nonprofit hopes to generate enough small donations to construct a papal tiara for Pope Leo XIV as a gift from American Catholics.

Irish bishop says young Catholics are seeking doctrinal solidity

Echoing what seems to be a growing phenomenon, Bishop Niall Coll said young Catholics in Ireland are looking for clarity, coherence, and tradition in their search for truth.

Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman’s voice needed ‘more than ever’

Bowman’s ability to see the dignity of each individual, and embrace all gifts and cultures, is an essential message for Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Meta blocks AI chatbot from discussing abortion with minors

A roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Students pray for Notre Dame’s Catholic identity after dispute over pro-abortion professor

The event was originally planned as a protest in response to the university’s appointment of abortion advocate Professor Susan Ostermann as the head of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.