Religious freedom at home and abroad an election-year issue for many
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Over the past several months, the U.S. Catholic bishops and other religious leaders have urged Americans to defend religious liberty in...
‘VatiLeaks’ trial will be landmark event for Vatican tribunal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For the Vatican's criminal court, the trial of Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti for their alleged part in leaking papal...
At least three states approve laws permitting same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Voters in Maine, Maryland and Minnesota Nov. 6 approved ballot measures legalizing same-sex marriage. A similar measure appeared likely to pass...
Four years later, Vatican takes a different approach toward Obama
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The day after Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, hailed his election as a...
Phoenix kicks off National School Choice Week
Arizona served as the kickoff venue for National School Choice Week Jan. 25.
Pope Benedict to be ‘pope emeritus’ or ‘Roman pontiff emeritus’
Pope Benedict XVI will continue to be known as Pope Benedict and addressed as "His Holiness," but after his resignation, he will add the title "emeritus" in one of two acceptable forms, either "pope emeritus" or "Roman pontiff emeritus."
Cardinal focuses on evangelizing power of Catholic social teaching
Taking the helm of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in 2009, near the beginning of the global financial crisis, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson's work has focused heavily on promoting Pope Benedict XVI's calls for more carefully regulated international markets and for real solidarity with the poor.
USCCB: New proposed rules on mandate still violate religious freedom
New proposed regulations governing the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act continue to violate basic principles of religious freedom, said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Lawyer says judge’s order affects religious liberty of all Missourians
A federal judge's decision to strike down portions of a Missouri law protecting conscience rights of those who object to coverage of contraceptives and abortifacients in their health plans attacks the conscience rights and religious liberty of all Missouri citizens, said the state's Catholic conference.
Pope says women’s love makes them privileged witnesses of Christ
Women have a privileged role in the church because of their ability to pass on the faith through love, Pope Francis said. "Women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord, in following him and communicating his face, because the eyes of faith always need the simple and profound look of love," the pope told an estimated 50,000 people in St. Peter's Square April 3.
