In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President Joe Biden said he is committed with his "whole soul" to bring this country together.
He pleaded with Americans -- having come through a bitter election, a time of ...
The Supreme Court Jan. 12 reinstated a federal requirement that women who are seeking abortion-inducing drugs must do so in person, not by mail, as a federal judge had allowed last year due to the ...
After a flurry of court decisions, the Supreme Court reversed a pair of rulings from federal appeals courts that had put death-row inmate Lisa Montgomery's execution on hold, and it denied two other last-minute requests ...
Father Michael Pfleger, a popular Chicago priest and outspoken advocate against gun violence, gangs, poverty and racism, has stepped aside from his ministry after the Chicago Archdiocese said it received an allegation that the priest ...
Christmas messages shared by U.S. Catholic leaders stressed the need to keep hope and faith alive this season particularly in the midst of the challenging pandemic year.
"As 2020 comes to an end, we know that ...
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee Dec. 8 welcomed the court ruling fully restoring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, but said only Congress can “take up and ...
The Supreme Court Dec. 3 said federal judges should take another look at pandemic limits on California churches in light of the high court's recent decision to lift similar restrictions on congregations in New York.
For ...
In a school year turned upside down by the pandemic, groups of students at the Marianist-run University of Dayton in Ohio have been striving to keep some things constant: supporting each other in their faith ...
In a 5-4 decision issued just before midnight Nov. 25, the Supreme Court lifted the pandemic restrictions on congregation sizes at houses of worship imposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The Diocese of Brooklyn, New ...
This year, when many fundraisers became virtual events due to COVID-19 restrictions, Covenant House Sleep Out went hybrid.
The Nov. 19 event was dubbed a virtual sleep out this year, but thousands across the country also ...