Archbishop says Berlin Wall was a Good Friday in German history
Catholics and Protestants gathered Aug. 13 to remember the day in 1961 when their city was divided, becoming a symbol of the Cold War.
Justice Department drops conscience case; move called ‘dereliction’ of duty
The chairmen of the U.S. bishops' religious liberty and pro-life committees said Aug. 12 that the U.S. Department of Justice "is acting in dereliction of its duty to enforce the plain meaning of federal law" by voluntarily dismissing a civil lawsuit against a hospital that forced nurses to assist in elective abortions against their religious beliefs.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court announced Aug. 12 that it will not hear an appeal from a group of students at Indiana University who are opposed to the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Cardinal Parolin: Church proud of Chinese Catholics’ ‘witness of faith’
While the Holy See continues to dialogue with the Chinese government, the church is proud of Catholics who have held on to their faith in the country, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing
A federal judge sided with an Indianapolis archdiocesan high school and the Indianapolis Archdiocese in a lawsuit filed against them by a former guidance counselor whose contract was not renewed because of her same-sex marriage.
Cardinal holds officers, their families ‘in prayer,’ decries gun violence
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for slain police officer Ella French and her family and friends "as they cope with the terrible reality that their loved one was taken from them in another act of senseless violence."
Follow me: New media entertainment sets the stage for new evangelization
It was quite fitting for a Catholic actor and a Christian director of a new streaming series on the life of Jesus to meet Pope Francis on the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint of televisions and screens.
A possible miracle may be attributed to Tennessee priest’s intercession
As Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, presided at a memorial Mass and reentombment of the body of Father Patrick Ryan at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, a possible miracle attributable to the Chattanooga priest may already be in the works.
Body of priest who ministered to yellow fever victims exhumed in Tennessee
At 10:50 on the morning of July 27, Father J. David Carter's voice rang out at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chattanooga: "We are about to lift the coffin from the grave."
Coakley: Senate bill covers many needs, but must not allow abortion funding
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate makes "historic investments" in transportation, climate change mitigation, job creation, expanded internet access and other areas, but several issues still need attention, said the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee chairman.
