In a partial legal win for pro-life protesters outside abortion clinics, a federal judge in Minneapolis has allowed a First Amendment challenge to proceed against the city’s 2022 “abortion bubble” ordinance.
Author: Christine
Lawsuits Challenge Constitutional Status of Nation’s First Catholic Charter School
Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging the constitutionality of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school after a state school board approved the Catholic school’s application.
Pope Celebrates Memorial for Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Pell, and Other Departed Prelates
Pope Francis celebrated a memorial Mass for the late Pope Benedict XVI and all cardinals and bishops who have died over the past year Friday, pointing to compassion and humility as virtues par excellence for the Church’s pastors.
Collection for Retirement Fund for Religious to Be Held Dec. 9-10
The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) announced the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection is scheduled for Dec. 9-10 in the Diocese of Brooklyn parishes.
Women Religious, Others Stand With Maasai as They Resist Tanzanian Government Evictions
Wearing his traditional red shuka and holding a spear, Issac Loilet sat outside his Tanzanian mud hut to ponder his fate, as the government continued evicting his tribespeople from their northern ancestral land in the name of wildlife protection.
Religious Sisters Who Fight Human-Trafficking Are Honored For Their Work
On Oct. 31 in London, the spotlight was on the exceptional contribution of Catholic religious sisters to the anti-trafficking movement at the inaugural Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards, or SATAs.
Pope Confirms Trip for UN Climate Summit, Calls Synod of Bishops ‘Positive’
In a wide-ranging new interview, Pope Francis confirmed plans to visit Dubai for a U.N. climate summit in early December, addressed current global conflicts, and weighed in on several hot-button issues touched on during last month’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality, including women’s ordination and priestly celibacy.
Pharisees: Not the Villians They’re Often Shown to Be
In 1993, when I was a college-level seminarian, I attended a production at Radio City Music Hall on the life of Our Blessed Lord Jesus.
Pope Francis and The Vocation of the Artist
Something strange has happened to me in writing these five columns on the talk that Pope Francis gave to Catholic Artists last May in Rome. A friend of mine, who was invited to attend Pope Francis’ talk, told me about it. I quickly obtained a copy of the talk and read it.
Antisemitism on the Rise After Attack
It is 2023 and, still, Jewish college students on many campuses, both locally and across the country, are fearful for their lives.