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1 day ago | 
angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Pablo Kay |Justin Mclellan |Scott Hahn
President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs -- an issue the U.S. bishops have flagged in recent years -- but the exact potential impact of the order was the subject of debate. Trump signed an executive order to implement what is known as the "most favored nation" policy, which he said would tie the prices of some drugs in the U.S. to lower prices abroad, such as in Europe.
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angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Pablo Kay |Justin Mclellan |Scott Hahn
Planned Parenthood's latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing a $100 million increase in government funding amid an overall decrease in cancer screenings and prevention services. The organization's 2023-2024 annual report, titled "A Force for Hope," detailed its operations from 2022-2023, most of which followed the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v.
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2 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Scott Hahn |Mike Cisneros |Pablo Kay
What happened in the 40 days between Easter Sunday and Ascension Thursday? It’s a reasonable question to ask about an important history in the life of the early Church. Yet Scripture is curiously vague. The Gospels give us vivid accounts of Jesus’ resurrection, and the Acts of the Apostles later gives us a spectacular account of the first Christian Pentecost.
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3 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Mike Cisneros |Pablo Kay |David Agren
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ celebratory Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels offered for the election of new Pope Leo XIV on May 9 had a distinct Peruvian flavor. Not only did Archbishop José H.
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3 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Jonah McKeown |Mike Cisneros |Pablo Kay
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a new 10th anniversary preface to a major document on the Church’s response to pornography, offering fresh recommendations for parents, clergy, educators, and civil leaders on combatting porn’s influence in an age of increased social isolation and the rise of artificial intelligence.
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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Heather King |Mike Cisneros |Pablo Kay
“Final Vows,” a 2024 documentary directed by Victoria Westover, follows the cloistered Cistercian nuns of Santa Rita Abbey in Sonoita, Arizona. Westover filmed the nuns over a period of four years. There is no voiceover, nor are the nuns identified by name. We imbibe the gentle rhythm of their day by seeing them in the chapel, in the kitchen, in the garden, walking the grounds.
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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Mike Cisneros |Pablo Kay |Inés San Martín |Kate Scanlon
Hours after U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected during the conclave in Rome and named Pope Leo XIV, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez called it “a great day for the whole world” during a press conference on May 8. “As everyone probably knows, the word ‘Catholic’ means universal,” Gomez said at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Pablo Kay |Inés San Martín |Kate Scanlon |Justin Mclellan
After a few days in Rome covering the build-up to the conclave, I had a clear “white smoke” plan. It went like this: I would be in St. Peter’s Square to witness the white smoke from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, in order to capture the crowd’s reaction. Then I could run up the stairs to the deck of the southern colonnade of St. Peter’s Square, the right “arm” of Bernini’s famous columns, where credentialed journalists are allowed to take pictures and video during major events.
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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Cindy Wooden |Pablo Kay
On May 8, 2025, the first American pope was elected to lead the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Here is a prayer for our new pope:Lord, source of eternal life and truth,give to your shepherd a spiritof courage and right judgment, a spiritof knowledge and love. By governingwith fidelity those entrusted to his care,may he, as successor to the ApostlePeter and vicar of Christ, build yourChurch into a sacrament of unity, love,and peace for all the world. Amen. Let us pray for the pope.
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1 week ago | 
angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Justin Mclellan |Pablo Kay |Cindy Wooden
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released what it called a "comprehensive review" of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, calling for broader use of psychotherapy for young people with gender dysphoria rather than what proponents call gender-affirming care.
