Ruling seen as victory for children, foster parents and religious liberty

As a consequence of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling June 17 in Fulton v. Philadelphia, faith-based and other agencies across the country may not be forced by a government agency to violate their deeply held beliefs against placing children in households led by same-sex or cohabitating adults.

Two U.S. sainthood candidates’ causes get big OK from U.S. bishops

The U.S. bishops gave their go-ahead to two dioceses to continue their efforts to make their case for a priest and a brother to be considered for sainthood.

Catholic groups ask bishops for ‘pastoral, moral’ leadership on immigration

A group of at least 162 organizations are asking bishops' conferences in the U.S., Central America and Mexico to "hear the cries of our brothers and sisters on the move and respond with bold leadership."

For fathers, St. Joseph is strong model of humility, service, says priest

St. Joseph is a strong role model for fathers because he was humble, he had an occupation and worked to provide for his family, and Jesus looked up to him, said Marian Father Donald Calloway.

Communion proposal highlights bishops’ meeting

The Eucharist was a major focus of the U.S bishops' June 16-18 virtual spring assembly.

Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case

In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia's foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.

Supreme Court upholds health care law’s individual mandate

In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued over the law did not have the legal right to do so.

Seen and unseen: The role of faith, reason in the search for alien life

With the expected release this month of the U.S. Department of Defense's report on unidentified aerial phenomenon, or UAPs, the search for alien life beyond Earth's solar system is back in the limelight.

Bishop says norms were never intent of potential document on Eucharist

Creating national norms was never the intent behind a proposal to write a new document on the Eucharist, said Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine.

Bishops OK draft of framework for marriage, family life ministry

The U.S. bishops approved a draft document that provides a pastoral framework meant to strengthen marriage and family ministry in parishes and dioceses.