St. Callistus Roman Catholic Church

Such restrictions on federal funding are made “without any compelling government interest,” the Justice Department said in a memorandum opinion.

The pope made the declaration in an apostolic letter issued motu proprio titled Mutua Concordia.

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

A new biography traces Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius’ imprisonment by the KGB and his decades leading Lithuania’s underground Catholic resistance to Soviet persecution.

The annual camping event welcomes dads and sons for a mission to grow closer, strengthen their relationships through challenges and reflections, and partake in faith-filled adventures.

The practice of using women to gestate babies for other parents is contrary to the dignity of both marriage and the human person, the Catholic Church says.

A student challenges a 2004 Supreme Court decision, the Diocese of Scranton reopens its seminary, and Benedictine College names a speaker for its library dedication in this week’s education roundup.

Vietnamese youth drawn to the TLM, Holy Land priests highlight plight of Christian community, Philippine dioceses call for end of mining agreement, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

Condemning the latest wave of killings and abductions in the country, the bishops called on the government and security agencies to take urgent action.

Chorbishop Sharbel Maroun has become archbishop of the Maronite Diocese of Damascus, succeeding Archbishop Samir Nassar.