Three citizen petitions seeking to loosen safety provisions related to telemedicine chemical abortion were recently submitted to the FDA for consideration. The Catholic Medical Association, the largest association of Catholic physicians and healthcare professionals in the United States, opposed all three petitions, calling for further restrictions based on the most recent national and international findings […]
“…[Y]ou will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”[1] In a discourse with Jews who believed in him, Jesus asserted that those who live according to his teaching are truly his disciples. How does this apply to Catholic physicians and healthcare professionals today? In our modern healthcare system, how can Catholic physicians and […]
The Catholic Medical Association has teamed up with Hallow, the blockbuster Catholic prayer app, to offer a Surrender Novena for the 94th Annual Educational Conference (AEC). The novena will be voiced by Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen. The novena begins on August 29th on the Hallow App. The goal of […]
By Tim Millea, M.D. The first six months of the Trump Administration have seen a flurry of activity on many fronts that are important to the Catholic Medical Association (CMA). Over the same period, CMA’s involvement in policy and legislative debates in many states has also been extensive. The members of the Health Care Policy […]
By Father Christopher Kubat, M.D. On August 4th, the Universal Church celebrated the memorial of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of all priests. He was the pastor of a small parish church in Ars, France and was famous for spending 16 hours a day in the confessional during the summer, and 12 hours a […]
Our 94th Annual Educational Conference, “Tradition: Ever Ancient, Ever New” Sept. 4-6 in Kansas City, MO is rapidly approaching. There we will learn how to uphold the principles of the Catholic Faith in the science and practice of medicine and connect with old friends while making new ones. We start each day with Morning Prayer and Mass and have plenty […]
The Catholic Medical Association (CMA), alongside several prominent Catholic health and ethics organizations, has formally requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conduct a comprehensive review of the abortion drug mifepristone, citing rising safety concerns—especially in cases involving telemedicine. In a joint letter addressed to FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, the coalition urges […]
A reflection by David Chen M.D., MS-Bioethics, MA-Phil, MBA, DFAPA, the chairman of the Medical Student and Resident Boot Camp Committee: In an interview by McKenna Snow for CatholicVote.org on April 11, 2025 (full interview is originally published: https://catholicvote.org/summer-boot-camp-equips-catholic-medical-students-with-training-on-bioethics-issues/), I described the importance of the annual weeklong Catholic Medical Association’s Boot Camp providing pro-life training […]
By Jeremy Jones, DO The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) once again hosted a deeply formative and mission-driven Leadership Training Meeting (LTM) from June 27–29 at the University of St. Mary of the Lake (USML) and Mundelein Seminary in Illinois. This year’s theme — “A Guild and State Director Workshop” — guided a powerful series of […]
The Catholic Media Awards for 2025 are in and once again, The Linacre Quarterly was well represented. It was good to see our expertise in in-depth analysis and editorial comment rewarded. It is so very nice when others in the field also recognize the excellence of our contributors. By Barbara Golder, M.D. The Catholic Media […]