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Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

From the left and right, U.S. Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

By David Crary and Tiffany Stanley - Associated Press

A green scarf with a message that reads in Spanish: “To decide is sacred, just and necessary” adorns an altar to the Virgin Mary, in the office of the Catholics for the Right to Decide, in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Members of the organization denounce the invisibility of women in some religious environments and advocate for the reinterpretation of sacred texts with a feminist perspective. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights

By Maria Teresa Hernandez - Associated Press

Abortion opponents ask judge to void new abortion rights law

Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows a silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans. As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for an important national assembly, the clergy sex abuse crisis dominates their agenda. But it's only one of several daunting challenges facing the nation's largest religious denomination. While federal and state law enforcement agencies widen their investigations of abuse, the church finds itself with ever fewer priests and nuns in service. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Sex abuse crisis tops agenda as US Catholic bishops convene

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Displayed is merchandise for the scheduled World Meeting of Families Congress and Papal Visit during a news conference, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Philadelphia. Aramark has been named the official retail provider for event merchandise. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

New movement aims to share the reality of marriage

By Kevin Jones - Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis asks how parents can educate children in Christian life "if we keep them at a distance as if they were excommunicated." (Associated Press)

Pope Francis calls for acceptance of divorced, remarried Catholics

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

HENDERSHOTT: Why are Catholics furious?

By Anne Hendershott