Tyler Arnold

The court initially dismissed the First Amendment challenge. In light of a recent U.S. Supreme Supreme Court decision, the judge is reconsidering those claims.

The development formalizes a policy of the Trump administration. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged government action in this area.

U.S. bishops are encouraging changes to the rule that enforces work requirements for Medicaid recipients to ensure that people in need do not lose coverage.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling for “compassion, simplicity, and access to care” to be reflected in the final rule that enforces work requirements for people who receive Medicaid benefits.

The former bishop was convicted of sexually abusing two men. The diocese apologized to the victims and asked Our Lady Queen of Peace to intercede “on this journey of reconciliation, healing and hope.”

Crosses mark graves at a cemetery in Lampedusa that includes the bodies of people who have died in the Mediterranean Sea. (EWTN News/Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Catholic Biblical Association of America elected its first Jewish president: Amy-Jill Levine.

The first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) — Old and New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine — intends to strengthen resources for educators and to build partnerships with parishes for guidelines about Scripture, she told EWTN News.

Pilgrims from South Korea pray during a prayer vigil with Pope Leo XIV at Tor Vergata in Rome Aug. 2, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

The bishop’s purpose is to foster “greater unity among Catholic faithful” and attend to “their diverse spiritual needs,” a diocesan announcement said.