Unfortunately, a Polk County District Court judge granted a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the new “heartbeat” law today,...

In a special session on July 11, the Iowa Legislature passed House File 732, a bill to prohibit abortions after a heartbeat can be...

Gov. Kim Reynolds has called the Legislature back into special session July 11, she said, "with the sole purpose of enacting legislation...

Disappointingly, the Iowa Supreme Court stalemated on a 3-3 vote in a case deciding whether the 2018 law prohibiting abortions after a...

On Friday, June 16, Catholics around the world will celebrate God’s love for us on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. It...

More than 7,000 applications have been received from Iowans for a Students First Education Savings Account to help pay for tuition to an...

Action alert A central moral measure of any budget proposal is how it affects “the least of these” (Mt 25). The needs of those who are...

The Iowa General Assembly finished its 2023 session last week as lawmakers passed an $8.5 billion budget. Most of the spending goes...

The Iowa Senate passed the state’s human services budget bill on Thursday and sent it to the House. Senate File 561 allocates more than...

As the end of the legislative session draws near, it’s more important than ever for concerned citizens to make their voices heard and...

After a four-hour debate on Thursday, Senate File 494 passed the House by a vote of 58-41. It goes to the governor for her signature....

Archbishop Jackels retires Pope Francis has granted Dubuque Archbishop Michael Jackels’ request to retire early for health reasons. Until...

Senate File 494 has passed the Senate and is now up for consideration in the Iowa House. The Iowa Catholic Conference is registered...

Seven items from the last seven days at the State Capitol: House File 349 was passed by the House last week on a vote of 93-1. Supported...

The ICC encourages you to send a message to your member of the Iowa House in support of House File 349, which would provide “earned time”...

There was no movement last week on bills opposed by the ICC to bring back the death penalty and adding administrative hurdles to...

The first legislative deadline was last Friday, March 3. All bills, except for budget or tax proposals, had to pass its original...

Death penalty The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate File 357 last week. The bill would bring back the death penalty in certain...

Death penalty bill passes Senate subcommittee Senate File 14, a bill which would bring back the death penalty in Iowa in certain...

Praying for solidarity Des Moines Bishop William Joensen, chair of the Iowa Catholic Conference board, offered a prayer at the “Prayer...