There’s always a scramble to find money for New York’s subways and buses. But a new plan to help fix mass transit with a tax on marijuana is something that is causing a lot of talk and concern, especially from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
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Student Forced to Remove Ash Wednesday Cross
A Utah teacher is apologizing after she didn’t allow one of her fourth-grade students to wear a religious symbol.
New Book Looks at Mixed Legacy of Notre Dame’s Longtime President
Few priests manage to land on the cover of Time magazine, but Father Ted Hesburgh was no ordinary priest.
New Location Found for Migrant Respite Center in Brownsville Diocese
A popular Catholic-administered respite center for migrants run by Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in the Brownsville Diocese, has found a new location.
New York Court Sides with Peoria in Tug-of-War Over Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Body
An appeals court in New York ruled unanimously against the trustees of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday preventing their efforts to keep the body of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in New York and allowing for his transfer to Peoria, Illinois.
Catholic Charities is ‘Ready to be a Part of’ Tornado Recovery
With search and rescue efforts underway for the tornado that whipped through Alabama and other parts of the South March 3, Mobile Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi asked for prayers for “those who lost their lives and their loved ones as well as those who have lost homes and businesses.”
Majority of Young People Reject Late-Term Abortion
Americans have shifted toward a pro-life stance in recent weeks during a period when some states are considering legislation that would legalize abortion up until birth, according to a new poll.
Missouri OKs Fetal Heartbeat Bill Restricting Abortion
The Missouri House of Representatives Feb. 27 passed the Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act, an omnibus bill that bans abortion when the heartbeat of an unborn child can be detected, which could be as early as six weeks “depending on the method used.”
Senate Fails to Advance Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion
The Senate in an evening vote Feb. 25 failed to advance a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, that would have required babies born alive after an abortion to be given medical attention and “the same protection of law as any newborn.”
Louisiana Bishop Named New Head of Troubled Tennessee Diocese
Pope Francis has named Bishop David Talley to Memphis, Tennessee – a diocese still recovering from a tumultuous two-years under its previous head that led to a Vatican investigation into his management style and his forced removal from office.