Longtime civil rights leader and a pioneer in Catholic higher education, Norman Francis, will receive the nation’s oldest and most prestigious award for American Catholics.
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Poll Shows Most New Yorkers Want More Legal Protections For The Unborn
Following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s successful efforts to expand abortion access, a new poll shows that a majority of New Yorkers would limit abortion to the first three months of pregnancy.
College Students Urged To Help Change Hearts, Minds About Abortion
The nation’s early feminists who fought for women’s suffrage and other rights totally rejected abortion, Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life of America, told the Cardinals for Life student group at The Catholic University of America.
Call To End Affordable Care Act Is ‘Immoral,’ Says CHA President
An effort by the Department of Justice to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act in the courts is “unconscionable and immoral,” said Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.
School Choice Federal Tax Credit Bill Introduced in House, Senate
A new piece of legislation endorsed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos could put Catholic or other religious schools within reach of many families who would otherwise not be able to afford them.
Mississippi Gov. Signs ‘Heartbeat’ Bill
Since the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh last October and the 2018 midterm elections, a number of states have news laws in place to either expand or restrict abortion, including Mississippi, whose new law puts the state among the most ardent on the pro-life side of the battle.
Recovery From Abuse Scandals Is A ‘Generational’ Task, Bishop Says
In his debut at America’s largest annual Catholic gathering, one of the rising stars of the U.S. hierarchy warned that full recovery from the clerical abuse scandals, including a new style of leadership in the Church, will be a “generational” task.
Two New Bishops for Military See
Bishops William J. Muhm and Joseph L. Coffey were ordained Auxiliary Bishops for the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services on March 25 at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
America’s Most Prominent Nun says Women Should ‘Seize the Moment’
Sister Norma Pimentel, arguably the most prominent Catholic woman in America today, has said she believes it is time for women to step up, take the initiative and be proactive in the Church, rather than waiting for someone to create space for them.
West Virginia AG Using Consumer Protection Law in Suit Against Diocese
Following last week’s lawsuit from West Virginia against the state’s only Catholic diocese and its former bishop for allegedly covering up for abusive priests, the state’s attorney general is calling on witnesses to come forward with any relevant information on the diocese.