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Catholic Basketball Superstar Kobe Bryant Dead at 41
The sports world lost a legend last weekend. Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, 18-time All-Star, two-time Olympic medalist, father of four girls — and a Catholic.
Catholic Agencies Disappointed by Court’s Order Limiting Immigrant Aid
Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government benefit programs.
Iowa Priests Have Conflicted View on Personally Participating in Caucuses
Some hail the Iowa caucuses as one of America’s greatest displays of democracy in action – although some Catholic priests in the state say that for them, it’s a form of disenfranchisement.
How a Catholic Priest Changed the Course of Kobe Bryant’s Life
Following the untimely death on Sunday of Los Angeles basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, the city’s Catholic archbishop offered prayers and condolences to his family.
Trump Makes History at March for Life
Pro-lifers from parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn joined the annual pilgrimage to March for Life, making the four-hour trek from New York to Washington D.C. and back.
Annual Poll Finds 70% of Adults Continue to Support Abortion Restrictions
Seven in 10 American adults support “significant” restrictions on abortion, according to a new poll released in advance of the annual March for Life.
Archbishop Chaput Says Successor Is ‘Exactly the Man Our Church Needs’
Proclaiming his successor as “exactly the man our church needs,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput introduced Bishop Nelson J. Perez, whom Pope Francis named as the next archbishop of Philadelphia, at a Jan. 23 news conference in Philadelphia.
Trump’s March for Life Appearance a Boost for the Pro-Life Cause
President Donald Trump’s presence at the annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 24 will provide a boost to the pro-life movement, local pro-life advocates say.
Bishop Perez of Cleveland Tapped to Replace Chaput in Philadelphia
Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Nelson Perez to be the new Archbishop of Philadelphia, replacing retiring Archbishop Charles Chaput with a native priest of the archdiocese.