Brian Fraga

A federal court is set to hear arguments over whether the group Church Militant can stage a protest in Baltimore, with speakers Steve Bannon and Milo Yiannopoulos, during the U.S. bishops' meeting there in November.

With about three weeks before Catholic prelates worldwide open a first-of-its-kind consultation period for the Vatican's Synod of Bishops, many U.S. church officials are still figuring out exactly what that process will look like.

A U.S. bishops' conference memo alleges that an unspecified number of transgender men have been "unknowingly admitted" to diocesan seminaries and houses of formation for religious orders. Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki wrote that "luckily" none of those seminarians had been ordained.

In a recent video appearance, Hollywood actor Mel Gibson espoused anti-Vatican II views and endorsed the Coalition for Canceled Priests, a new organization for priests whose bishops have removed them from ministry.

Some who otherwise support the Texas Heartbeat Act's aim to curb legal abortions have qualms about its enforcement mechanism, which critics say risks creating an unseemly bounty system and disastrous legal precedents.

A member of the U.S. bishops' committee charged with writing a controversial document on "eucharistic consistency" told the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Sept. 14 that "unity requires truth," or else it will fail.

Gonzaga University has established a special research fund to study sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and is taking steps to support local community members impacted by the crisis. These were among the recommendations outlined in a report released Sept. 1.

To hear some describe it, critical race theory is Marxism, a threat to the American way of life, reverse racism and a scheme to indoctrinate children. The reality is less sensationalistic.

Fr. James Altman of La Crosse, Wisconsin, has traveled the U.S., making speeches and giving interviews agitating against church leaders since his own bishop removed him from his parish and restricted his ministry in early July.

U.S. combat veterans, including chaplains, who served in Afghanistan speak about their reactions as the Afghan government and security forces that the U.S. military spent 20 years training collapsed in less than two weeks.

Catholic bishops' conferences in Georgia, Florida and Texas have chosen not to take positions on "election integrity" bills that their states' GOP-controlled legislatures have passed to impose new voting restrictions.

Former Vatican official Cardinal Raymond Burke has tested positive for COVID-19, the archconservative prelate announced Aug. 10 on Twitter. He did not say whether he had been vaccinated for the virus.

A new statement from New Ways Ministry affirms "that Catholic teaching should not be used to further oppress LGBTQ people by denying rights rooted in their inherent human dignity and in the church's call for social equality."

Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth has shared articles, essays and videos critical of Pope Francis on his Facebook page and has "liked" comments from people angry about the pope's apostolic letter that curtails use of the pre-Vatican II liturgy.

On a Georgetown panel, Bishop Kevin Rhoades downplayed concerns that a planned document from the U.S. bishops would create norms prohibiting pro-choice Catholic politicians like President Biden from receiving Communion.

A handful of parents and students at Boston College in recent weeks have pushed back against the Jesuit institution's requirement that all students and faculty members be vaccinated for COVID-19 before the fall semester begins.

As expenses of clergy sex abuse cases have prompted dioceses to lay off staff and sell property, there is growing evidence that more Catholics are not contributing to diocesan appeals because of the scandals.