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Pro-life leaders remember Sen. Lindsey Graham as longtime champion for unborn children

Graham, 71, died on July 11, and pro-life groups pledged to continue legislative efforts he supported.

Chicago Archdiocese investigates sex abuse accusation against activist priest

The Archdiocese of Chicago has withdrawn Father Michael Pfleger from ministry to review an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in an instance that allegedly occurred more than 30 years ago.

Syro-Malabar Church in the U.S. gathers for joyful celebration of unity

After liturgical disputes in India nearly led to a schism in 2025, the Syro-Malabar community came together July 9–12 in Chicago to honor its 25th year as an official eparchy in the U.S.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage inspires wave of priestly and religious vocations

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is bearing vocational fruit, with 26 of 45 former perpetual pilgrims discerning or pursuing priesthood, religious life, or other consecrated vocations.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

The office of the long-serving South Carolina senator said he passed away on July 11.

‘We will rise with him,’ Venezuelan bishop says as Catholic nonprofits mobilize relief efforts

“Though we’ve been hit by nature, we don’t lose our hope because our hope is set on Christ the Lord, and he had victory over death and destruction,” Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Márquez said.

Notre Dame awards religious liberty prize to Becket Fund for Supreme Court wins

Becket President Mark Rienzi said the group is "deeply honored" to be awarded the prize, saying religious liberty "is worth fighting for."

Housing bill to become law as federal data shows drop in homelessness

The legislative push comes as federal data shows homelessness has begun to fall nationwide.

U.S. Catholic bishops to lawmakers: SNAP policy is ‘our greatest concern’ in farm bill

The bishops are encouraging changes to the 2026 farm bill to strengthen domestic food assistance.

SSPX Masses an ‘abuse’ of Eucharist: U.S. bishops continue to urge Catholics not to attend

More U.S. bishops are instructing Catholics to avoid attending Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) events in light of the recent excommunications of SSPX leadership.