Supreme Court Seeks Details on Alternative Contraceptive Coverage

Less than a week after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement, the court released an order requesting that additional briefs be submitted showing if and how contraceptive insurance coverage could be obtained by employees through their insurance companies without directly involving the religious employers objecting to this coverage.

Father Robert Lauder

Belief and Action

Our culture does not encourage us to ask the ultimate questions, such as why are we here, what is the meaning of human life, where are we heading, what is the good life.

Obituary: Jean Stamm Portnoy

Jean Stamm Portnoy, the sister of Deacon Peter Stamm of Sacred Heart parish, East Glendale, died March 23 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Holy Cross Students Help African Villages

In looking at Judaism during the Holocaust and beyond, the Theology 10 Honors Seminar at Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, followed the Lenten theme of almsgiving.

It All Adds Up for All Saints Academy in CTN’s Mathbowl

The sixth-grade class at Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy, Fort Greene, has emerged as the first-place winner in the Catholic Telemedia Network’s (CTN) fourth annual MathBowl. After eight days of continuous competition, James Daino’s students proved to be the winners.

New Archbishop in Minnesota

Pope Francis has named Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda to head the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Coadjutor archbishop of Newark since 2013, Archbishop Hebda has been apostolic administrator of the Minnesota archdiocese since last June.

The Tablet’s All-Star Boys’ HS Hoops Team

After another exciting season of CHSAA hoops action, here are the 2016 Brooklyn/Queens boys’ high school basketball all-stars. The stats and pertinent information were provided by the league’s coaches.