Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

U.S. bishops are encouraging changes to the rule that enforces work requirements for Medicaid recipients to ensure that people in need do not lose coverage.

The Church is “the last remaining bulkhead — moral, ethical, spiritual, and prophetic,” Bishop Joseph Gontrand Décoste said. “That is why they want to eliminate us.”

A Texas district court ruled that UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas were obligated to care for Gabriel, a baby due to be born to surrogate mother McKenna West.

The development formalizes a policy of the Trump administration. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged government action in this area.

St. Eugene Catholic Church’s $25,000 gift erased more than $6.5 million in medical debt.

Pope Leo expressed gratitude for “the longstanding contributions” of religious institutions, highlighting their work in “evangelization, education, and caring for the poor and marginalized.”

Most of the upgrades will remain at the shrine for the long-term benefit of pilgrims, so any donations are viewed as an investment in Lourdes’ future.

In a letter addressed to the priests, religious, and faithful of Ceuta, Bishop Ramón Valdivia invited the faithful to pray on the eve of the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.

The postulator of Blessed Zdenka Schelingová’s cause has delivered the dossier on an alleged Denver healing to the archbishop of Bratislava, advancing her path toward canonization.

The site was subsequently retaken by Nationalist forces on Nov. 6, 1936. Troops under the command of Gen. José Enrique Varela attended a Mass of reparation officiated by a military chaplain.