About 40,000 people took part in the April 1 White House Easter egg roll that involved an egg hunt, games, and entertainment as part of a longtime tradition dating back to 1878 when Rutherford Hayes was president.
Author: Carol Zimmermann
Three States Enact New Laws Intended to Ensure Religious Freedom Protections
In the past few weeks, Republican governors in Idaho, Utah, and West Virginia signed into law measures designed to grant religious freedom protections in their states.
Supreme Court Rules Sandmann’s Libel Lawsuit Against Media Outlets Can’t Move Forward
The Supreme Court has declined to take up the defamation case of a former Kentucky Catholic high school student, Nicholas Sandmann, who claimed he had been unfairly portrayed by several media outlets after a video of his interaction with a Native American man went viral five years ago.
Supreme Court Seems Likely to Allow Loosened Restrictions on Abortion Pill
During oral arguments March 26 about the public’s access to the abortion pill mifepristone, the Supreme Court justices seemed likely to reject a challenge to the drug’s availability.
Baltimore Archbishop Calls for Prayers After Bridge Collapse
In response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore March 26, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori urged people to “join in prayer asking the Lord to grant consolation and strength as we cope with this terrible tragedy.”
US Catholic Bishops’ Holy Week Message: Pray for an End to Israel-Hamas War
Leaders of U.S. bishops are urging Catholics to pray during Holy Week for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
A Growing Number of States Are Considering Fetal Personhood Legislation
Alabama received a lot of attention in February when the state’s top court ruled that frozen embryos were considered children under state law and people could be held liable for their destruction.
Easter Vigil Masses Are Illuminated With ‘the Living Flame’ of Paschal Candles
The rich symbolism of darkness to light is not lost on Mark Steigerwald, vice president of the Cathedral Candle Company in Syracuse, New York, a fourth-generation family business that is one of the leading suppliers of church candles in the U.S.
Wisconsin High Court Rules a Catholic Charities Unit Is Not Exempt From Unemployment Tax
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, in a divided ruling mid-March, said that because the work that a state Catholic Charities’ agency does is not primarily religious, it does not qualify for a religious exemption to the state’s unemployment tax.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal From Catholic Parents of Transgender Teen Taken by State of Indiana
The U.S. Supreme Court declined, without comment, March 18 to take up an appeal by an Indiana Catholic couple whose child was removed from their home when they did not accept the teen’s transgender identity.