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Trump fires National Science Foundation board, including 2 Catholic scientists

U.S. President Donald Trump has eliminated the National Science Foundation board, citing “constitutional questions” raised in a 2021 Supreme Court case.

Miami Catholic Charities to lay off more than 80 employees after government cut millions in funding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled an $11 million federal contract that served families and vulnerable children including unaccompanied minors.

Miami Catholic Charities to lay off more than 80 employees after government cut millions in funding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled an $11 million federal contract that served families and vulnerable children including unaccompanied minors.

U.S. Supreme Court allows faith-based pregnancy center to challenge donor subpoena

U.S. bishops had told the court in an amicus brief that compelling disclosure of a religious organization’s financial support violates the constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion.

U.S. Supreme Court allows faith-based pregnancy center to challenge donor subpoena

U.S. bishops had told the court in an amicus brief that compelling disclosure of a religious organization’s financial support violates the constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion.

Indian police arrest Hindu YouTuber over St. Francis Xavier ‘terrorist’ jibe

Police arrested Gautam Khattar in Himachal Pradesh, India, on April 26 after the Hindu YouTuber called the patron saint of Goa a “terrorist” at a public event.

Free book reflects on Pope Francis’ teachings on religious life

The book compiles essays by 21 authors on the pastoral, political, spiritual, and ecological imprint that Pope Francis left on the Church and on society.

UK assisted‑suicide push is ‘losing momentum,’ euthanasia prevention advocate says

There is a “big pushback happening” against assisted suicide, said Alex Schadenberg, executive director for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

Hawaii declares April 27 ‘Brother Joseph Dutton Day’

Servant of God Joseph Dutton was a companion of St. Damien of Molokai and a layman who lived among and served those suffering with leprosy.

Views vary among prominent U.S. Catholic clergy on ‘just war’ pronouncements

One of the U.S. Church’s most prominent public figures contends that it’s not the role of the Church’s leaders to make a final determination about whether a particular war is just or not.