Foster care is ‘not just pro-life, but truly whole life, reflecting both babies in the womb and families that have already chosen life but are still in need of support and resources…’
May is National Foster Care Month: Foster care is a pro-life issue the church should fully support, parents say
Author argues broken American foster care system puts children in danger
Using a combination of research, data and firsthand interviews as evidence, the author argues that the foster care system does not prioritize the well-being of neglected and abused children.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case
In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.
Ruling seen as victory for children, foster parents and religious liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling June 17 in Fulton v. Philadelphia, faith-based and other agencies across the country may not be forced by a government agency to violate their deeply held beliefs against placing children in households led by same-sex or cohabitating adults.
Secret Santa sponsors needed for Stearns County foster children
The Compassion Connection is looking for help to provide a merry Christmas to children living in foster care in Stearns County.
Supreme Court set to hear arguments in Catholic foster care case
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about a Catholic social service agency that had been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents Nov. 4.
Trump’s order on foster care backs partnerships with faith-based agencies
The latest Trump administration executive order was signed to improve the child welfare system, seeking to strengthen foster care, and adoption programs and to increase partnerships between public, private, faith-based, and community organizations to help keep families together.
USCCB, other Catholic groups urge court to protect faith-based foster care
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other Catholic entities have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to protect Philadelphia’s faith-based foster care in a decision expected this June.