By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 4, 2025 / 07:00 am According to data from the 2024 Cooperative Election Study (CES), the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion has largely stopped rising and has even slightly decreased among certain generations. The Harvard-run CES is conducted before and …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 2, 2025 / 06:00 am Many Catholics credit prayers of intercession to Blessed Solanus Casey for curing and helping people who suffer from illnesses. Mary Bartold of DeWitt, Michigan, is now among the many who do so after her two tumors vanished with no medical intervention …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 31, 2025 / 08:00 am The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recently sent a letter to federal senators and representatives urging them to defund Planned Parenthood and stop taxpayer money from funding services such as abortions and transgender procedures that “gravely violate human dignity.” Winona-Rochester, …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 22, 2025 / 10:00 am Sean Duffy shared how his family and Catholic faith have sustained him during his extraordinarily intense first months as U.S. secretary of transportation. Despite the major challenges he has faced in the role, Duffy said: “I think that when …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 13:00 pm On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” designed to eventually eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. The order will not immediately close the department — that requires an …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 11, 2025 / 15:15 pm The U.S. bishops are highlighting what they describe as the “very urgent significance” of this year’s annual Catholic Relief Services (CRS) collection due to the loss earlier this year of federal aid for refugees and migrants. “Each year the …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2025 / 14:05 pm Vice President JD Vance will speak at the 20th National Catholic Prayer Breakfast (NCPB) held on Friday, Feb. 28, in Washington, D.C., the organization has announced. “I am honored to be able to address the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer …

By Tessa Gervasini , Ken Oliver-Méndez Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 6, 2025 / 16:50 pm The Roman Catholic bishops of Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, have issued a joint statement about immigration policy and enforcement in the United States, describing the issue as “both complicated and emotional.” In their statement, Bishop Michael T. Martin, OFM …