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CV NEWS FEED // Five years after COVID-19 swept through one of the Little Sisters of the Poor’s U.S. homes, one of the sisters shared how the experience of serving the dying deepened her understanding of Christian hope and the meaning of death. In a personal reflection published March 18 for the Diocese of Baton … Read more‘Even if it cost me my life’: Religious sister recalls serving dying elderly during pandemic

CV NEWS FEED // Bishop Carl Kemme of Wichita, Kansas, urged Catholics to add another day of fasting to their Lenten practices to counter the satanic worship ritual that is scheduled to take place at the Kansas State Capitol March 28.  “It is voluntary, but I hope many will join me in this spiritual act … Read moreBishop of Wichita urges faithful to pray and fast ahead of satanic worship ritual at Kansas capitol

CV NEWS FEED // The Vatican has released the latest official statistics on Catholics across the globe, revealing that the overall number of Catholics went from about 1.39 billion to 1.406 billion between 2022 and 2023. However, the statistics also show that the overall number of priests is declining, decreasing by 734 between 2022 and … Read moreLatest official Church statistics report overall Catholic population growth, but decline in priests, seminarians, and religious vocations

CV NEWS FEED // Planned Parenthood’s affiliate CEOs made more money than 98% of other US workers in the 2023 fiscal year, just a year before the organization received nearly $700 million from taxpayers, a watchdog organization reported March 20. Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Alexis McGill Johnson earned $904,014 in 2022-2023, according to … Read moreWatchdog: Amid claims of financial decline, Planned Parenthood affiliate CEOs still in 98th percentile of US wage earners

CV NEWS FEED // An innovative startup coffee company recently announced it has donated nearly $1 million to pregnancy resource centers around the country and aims to hit the million-dollar mark by May.  Husband-and-wife duo Anton and Christa Krecic founded Seven Weeks Coffee in 2021 and donate 10% of its sales to cover ultrasound services … Read moreChristian coffee company nears goal of raising $1M for crisis pregnancy centers 

CV NEWS FEED // The New York Times has taken over a major public polling database formerly maintained by FiveThirtyEight, following the site’s recent shutdown by ABC. The Times announced it will now host and update the polling tracker, beginning with data on President Donald Trump’s job approval, according to a report from Nieman Lab. … Read moreNew York Times acquires major polling database to track Trump’s approval ratings

CV NEWS FEED // This week the judges of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments over an Ohio school’s policy mandating the use of LGBT pronouns.  The Olentangy Local School District near Columbus, Ohio, in 2023 adopted a policy requiring students to use classmates’ preferred pronouns — even off-campus and online — and … Read moreParents Defending Education take Ohio school district pronoun policy battle to sixth circuit