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Supreme Court temporarily extends access to mail-order mifepristone

The drug will continue to be available at pharmacies or through mail, and it can be obtained without an in-person visit to a doctor.

Trump vows to discuss freedom of Jimmy Lai, Christian leaders detained in China

The president likened the call to free Lai to the complexity of releasing indicted former FBI Director James Comey as families of Chinese prisoners rallied outside the White House.

Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, announces parish closures and mergers

Declining numbers of practicing Catholics, fewer priests, and deteriorating buildings in Rhode Island led to the changes.

Moms.gov debuts with pro‑life resources as administration proposes fertility rule

The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage.

Ahead of vote in France, bishop calls for prayer and fasting to defeat euthanasia bill

The bishop of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, Marc Aillet, appealed to the faithful to pray and fast on May 13 for the defeat of the bill, which would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Piarist Fathers demand Cuban regime return their cloister and school

Nationalized by the communist government in 1961, the two buildings are in a state of serious deterioration and require immediate attention the government is unwilling or unable to provide.

Haitian prime minister meets Pope Leo, inaugurates new Vatican embassy

The new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See, inaugurated Sunday near the Vatican walls, marks a deepening of diplomatic ties amid ongoing political crisis in the Caribbean nation.

Historic parish in Toronto Archdiocese to finally break ground on new church

St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario, is bursting at the seams. Now, on May 24, it will break ground on its long-awaited new church.

Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Catholics of Anglican tradition in Australia

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three personal ordinariates for Catholics of Anglican tradition.

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians, Muslims to turn indifference into solidarity

The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them.”