Day: November 24, 2025

Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., introduced legislation this week to shield medical residents from being forced to participate in abortion training.  Murphy said the “Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act” addresses growing reports that pro-life residents encounter both subtle and overt pressure to assist in abortions despite formal opt-out rules. He … Read moreBicameral bill would block programs from pressuring medical residents into abortion training

In a pro-life win for children and families, Prince Albert II has rejected a proposed bill that would have legalized ending a pre-born child’s life on demand up to 12 weeks while expanding existing exceptions.  The decision, delivered ahead of Monaco’s National Day, halts the bill because the prince holds final constitutional authority over legislation, … Read morePrince Albert of Monaco rules out legalizing abortion, citing country’s Catholic identity

A 33-year-old South Carolina man was arrested in New York City Nov. 21 after police say he damaged several religious fixtures inside St. Matthew Catholic Church in Crown Heights, a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, during a morning prayer service. According to the The Tablet, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn, the incident occurred around … Read morePolice charge suspect in damage at Catholic church in Brooklyn

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an updated, peer-reviewed report concluding that medical interventions intended to alter a child’s sex pose serious, long-term dangers and rest on weak scientific evidence.  The report, published by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, says the physical and psychological harms associated with puberty blockers, … Read moreHHS report: Pediatric ‘sex-rejecting’ procedures pose serious risks for children

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has established a Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation to be chaired by Bishop Daniel Garcia of Austin, Texas, according to a Nov. 20 USCCB press release.  The subcommittee is the permanent body replacing the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism created in 2017, according … Read moreUS bishops inaugurate racial justice, reconciliation subcommittee

Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., warned that Nigeria must confront its worsening anti-Christian violence, issuing the call shortly after armed terrorists kidnapped hundreds from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State. “Religiously motivated violence against predominantly Christian communities, as well as moderate Muslims, in Nigeria is real — and unfortunately, only getting worse,” Smith said in … Read moreCatholic congressman denounces abductions at St. Mary’s Catholic school in Nigeria

The Napa Institute has opened enrollment for its annual Good Counselor Fellowship, a program designed to introduce early-career lawyers to the “great books” of the Western tradition and to encourage reflection on virtue in the practice of law. Run by Napa Legal, the fellowship brings together a cohort of young attorneys for several months of … Read moreNapa Institute opens enrollment for Great Books program for young lawyers