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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Michigan’s Ban on Conversion Therapy for Minors, Citing First Amendment

6th Circuit blocks Michigan’s 2023 law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors, ruling it violates therapists’ free speech rights in 2-1 decision Newsroom (19/12/2025 Gaudium Press...

Cathedral Mass in Toronto to Mark Conclusion of Jubilee Year

Cardinal Frank Leo will close Toronto’s Jubilee Year celebration with a Dec. 28 Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, urging faith beyond 2025. Newsroom (18/12/2025 Gaudium...

New York Governor to Sign Medical Aid in Dying Act, Making State 13th to Legalize Assisted Suicide

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Catholic, will sign assisted suicide bill with added safeguards after years of opposition from Catholic leaders and disability advocates Newsroom (18/12/2025...

Pope Leo XIV Names Fellow Chicagoan Bishop Ronald Hicks as New Archbishop of New York

Bishop Ronald Hicks, a Pope Leo XIV ally from Chicago, appointed Archbishop of New York, replacing retiring Cardinal Dolan. Newsroom (18/12/2025 Gaudium Press ) In his...

Little Sisters of the Poor Appeal Ruling Striking Down Contraceptive Mandate Exemptions

Little Sisters of the Poor and federal government appeal August 2025 ruling invalidating 2017 religious and moral exemptions to contraceptive mandate, extending 14-year battle...

Ontario’s Bill 33 Sparks Alarm Over Erosion of Catholic Schools’ Constitutional Denominational Rights

Ontario's Bill 33 empowers minister to seize control of Catholic boards without safeguards, threatening constitutionally protected denominational rights, trustees warn. Newsroom (15/12/2025 Gaudium Press )  Ontario's...
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