Volunteers Gather at Seattle Parish Hall to Pack 72,000 Meals for Hungry Families in Haiti
August 8, 2023
About 200 volunteers descended on St. Joseph Parish's social hall in Seattle to assemble 72,000 meals that will be delivered...
Carol Zimmermann
Nat’l Black Catholic Congress Convenes
July 29, 2023
About 3,000 Black Catholics from around the country attended the National Black Catholic Congress July 20-23 in the Washington D.C.,...
Ohio Voters To Decide on State’s Constitutional Right to Abortion
July 27, 2023
In this year’s November elections, Ohio voters will decide if a right to an abortion should be added to the...
Oklahoma Archbishop Coakley Calls for Ban of State Death Penalty
July 26, 2023
WASHINGTON – Hours after Oklahoma executed 51-year-old Jemaine Cannon July 20, Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley urged “all people of...
With Capital Punishment Pause Lifted, Alabama Resumed Executions
July 21, 2023
Alabama put James Barber to death July 20 in its first execution since a pause on capital punishment in the...
With Capital Punishment Pause Lifted, Alabama Resumes Executions
July 20, 2023
Alabama was set to put James Barber to death July 20 in its first execution since a pause on capital...
‘God Isn’t Finished’: After Retirement, Older Catholics Still Have Much to Give
July 20, 2023
When Barbara Lee retired as a U.S. magistrate judge, she didn’t start playing bingo and she definitely didn’t get bored. The...
Sex Abuse Lawsuits Force Upstate NY Diocese To File For Bankruptcy
July 19, 2023
The Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy July 17, as it faces more than 100 lawsuits...
Legislation Introduced in Congress to Abolish Federal Death Penalty
July 14, 2023
Democratic lawmakers announced a bill July 13, supported by dozens of Catholic groups, to end the federal death penalty.
FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill; Set To Hit Market In Early 2024
July 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill July 13, giving the go-ahead...