The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights took out an ad on the Op Ed page of The New York Times condemning the upcoming ABC-TV series, “The Real O’Neals.”
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Little Sisters Are Face Of Intolerance Case
Visuals often are much easier to grasp than a complicated thicket of issues. That may be why the Little Sisters of the Poor have become the public face of Zubik v. Burwell, which goes before the U.S. Supreme Court March 23.
Harper Lee’s ‘Mockingbird’ Themes Still Relevant Today
As the news broke that Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Feb. 19, eighth graders from St. Aloysius School in Pewee Valley, Ky., were re-enacting the book’s famous trial in a courtroom at the Gene Snyder Courthouse in downtown Louisville.
EWTN and Others Lose Appeal of HHS Mandate
The head of the Eternal Word Television Network said Feb. 18 that a federal appeals court ruling handed down earlier that day “in effect” orders the Catholic global network “to violate its religious beliefs and comply” with the federal contraceptive mandate or “pay massive fines to the IRS.”
Mother Angelica in ‘Delicate’ Condition
In an early morning tweet Feb. 22, the Eternal Word Television Network said its founder, Mother Angelica, remains in a “delicate” condition. Members of her religious order, the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, have asked for prayers.
Justice Scalia Remembered As a Man of the Church
Just as many pilgrims are passing through the Holy Door at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in this Year of Mercy, the casket bearing the body of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia entered through the door Feb. 20.
Scalia Said Rulings Were Not Based on Religion
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died of apparent natural causes Feb. 13 while in Texas on a hunting trip, once said in an interview that while he took his Catholic faith seriously, he never allowed it to influence his work on the high court.
Not All Priests Accept Appointment as Bishop
Although the number is not high, it is no longer “exceptional” to have priests turn down an appointment as bishop, said Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
Little Sisters Will Get Their Day in Court
The U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 29 announced that it will hear oral arguments March 23 in seven pending appeals in lawsuits brought by several Catholic and other faith-based entities against the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate.
New Bishop Is Installed for Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico
During a five-hour celebration that was mix of solemnity and festivity, Bishop Ruben Antonio Gonzalez Medina was installed Jan. 31 as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Ponce.