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CV NEWS FEED // The percentage of Americans who identify as Christian appears to have plateaued after more than a decade of decline, Pew Research Center reported this week as part of its 2024 Religious Landscape Study.  Pew occasionally performs a Religious Landscape Study to understand Americans’ religious affiliations because the U.S. census does not … Read morePew: Declining percentage of Christian Americans plateaus 

CV NEWS FEED // The funeral for the youngest victim taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, was held this week in southern Israel. Kfir Bibas, who was nine months old when he was abducted, was buried Feb. 26 with his brother, Ariel, and their mother, Shiri, in the same casket.  The Associated Press … Read moreFuneral held for Bibas family, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem releases statement on their burial

CV NEWS FEED // As Russia grapples with a shrinking population, lawmakers in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region have advanced a bill that would make it illegal to pressure a woman into having an abortion, according to The Moscow Times. The proposed legislation, which has cleared its second reading, seeks to impose fines on individuals who use … Read moreRussian lawmakers advance bill to protect women from coerced abortions

CV NEWS FEED // Stephanie Gray Connors’ book, Conceived by Science: Thinking Carefully and Compassionately about Infertility and IVF, which was originally self-published in 2022, is set to be released as a new edition March 17 as part of Word on Fire’s Dignity Series.  In a Feb. 26 email interview with CatholicVote, Connors discussed her … Read moreAuthor of IVF book discusses fertility, human dignity with CatholicVote

CV NEWS FEED // Republican lawmakers are increasingly backing policies to expand in vitro fertilization (IVF), drawing opposition from pro-life organizations that warn of ethical concerns surrounding the reproductive technology, according to a report from World, a Christian news outlet. The debate has intensified following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last year that recognized frozen … Read moreChristian news outlet: Republicans back IVF expansion, pro-life groups push back

CV NEWS FEED // USA Today this week highlighted the contributions of religious sisters in Catholic education, despite the dwindling numbers of sisters in the United States. The outlet interviewed Sister Rosa, born Ngoc Hong Thi Pham, from Vietnam, and Sister Gladys Anyanwu, from Nigeria. Both sisters teach in New York City and are beloved … Read moreUSA Today highlights religious sisters in Catholic education