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Anti-Poverty, Pro-family Legislation Moving Through Statehouse

Two bills aimed at strengthening families and lifting people out of poverty are top priorities for the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) and numerous allies as the 2023 legislative session enters […]

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CRS Rice Bowl 2023 — A Journey to Three Countries

BALTIMORE — Since 1975, CRS Rice Bowl, the brightly colored cardboard almsgiving box that is a familiar annual Lenten sight in parishes across the country, has invited Catholics to pray, […]

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CRS Rice Bowl 2023 — A Journey to Three Countries

BALTIMORE — Since 1975, CRS Rice Bowl, the brightly colored cardboard almsgiving box that is a familiar annual Lenten sight in parishes across the country, has invited Catholics to pray, […]

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Bill Allowing Birth Control Prescriptions Raises Concerns

A measure that would allow Indiana pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives is moving through the General Assembly amid serious objections from the Catholic Church and many health care practitioners. House Bill […]

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News Briefs: March 26, 2023

U.S. Ukrainian Catholic Leaders Applaud International Criminal Court’s Arrest Warrants for Putin PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Ukrainian Catholic leaders in the U.S. are applauding the International Criminal Court’s March 17 […]

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U.S. Bishops: Catholic Health Care Providers Shouldn’t Perform ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures

By Jonah McKeown (CNA Newsroom) — The U.S. Catholic bishops released a statement on Monday, March 20, offering moral guidance for Catholic health care institutions, reiterating that “gender transition” interventions […]

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Mental Health Crisis Response Bill Key Priority For ICC

As lawmakers debate the next state budget, the Indiana Catholic Conference is among the chorus of voices calling for full funding of a measure that would extend a lifeline to […]

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Vatican Stamps Commemorate Pope’s 10th Anniversary

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office is marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election with a series of four postage stamps. “We want to celebrate […]

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News Briefs: March 19, 2023

Catholics Must Reject ‘Sectarian Partisan Lens’ and ‘Live The Truth’ of their Faith, Says Former Congressman WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — Despite being labeled a Democratic “heretic” by the media […]

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Pope From ‘Ends of the Earth’ Brings New Style to Rome

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Right from the start, upon his election, Pope Francis presented a whole new style of being pontiff. The way he spoke to the vast crowd after […]

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CRS Rice Bowl 2023 — A Journey to Three Countries

BALTIMORE — Since 1975, CRS Rice Bowl, the brightly colored cardboard almsgiving box that is a familiar annual Lenten sight in parishes across the country, has invited Catholics to pray, […]

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10 Years as Pope: Pushing the Church to Bring the Gospel to the World

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For a decade, even when discussing the internal workings of the Vatican, Pope Francis has insisted the Church is not the Church of Christ if it […]