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Christian families could be forced from foster care system in US

December 04, 2023

Christians could be forced from the foster care system in the United States if President Joe Biden presses ahead with a new rule to override their consciences, a group of Republican attorneys general has said. The Democrat President is threatening to remove any faith-based provider of foster care unless they accept government instructions on accommodating

US court ends abortion ‘pills by post’ scheme

August 17, 2023

An American court has halted the practice of sending out abortion pills by post. A unanimous panel for the U.S Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must restore critical safeguards for chemical abortion drugs and disallow their shipment by mail. The ruling follows an application by

Kansas backs abortion access in test for Supreme Court ruling

August 03, 2022

The US state of Kansas – which is largely represented by Republicans in Congress but which has a Democratic Governor – has decided in a referendum to protect abortion access, in what could be seen as a rebuff of the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs. Although several states have moved to restrict abortion access since

Abortion politics in the US

December 26, 2021

How the latest Supreme Court argument could shape future rulings

Back to basics for a better education system

May 01, 2021

Catholic education needs a radical return to its roots

Crisis? What crisis?

March 01, 2021

Eric Banecker, a priest from Philadelphia, says that the crisis of the US church is a crisis of faith and belief in Catholic culture itself

Healing the American divide

March 01, 2021

It has been a long time since American Catholics could expect to see the country’s president attending weekly mass, but it’s happening now. Every Sunday, President Biden goes to mass. He speaks openly about his faith. He paid tribute in his autobiography to the influence of nuns and priests as he was growing up in

Myanmar’s military threaten lethal force following calls for a general strike

February 22, 2021

Myanmar's military rulers have threatened protesters with deadly force following calls for a general strike to oppose the coup instigated on 1st February.