Court: Tuition program excluding religious schools is unconstitutional
In a 6-3 ruling June 21, the Supreme Court said a Maine tuition aid program that excluded religious schools violated the Constitution's free exercise clause.
Sharing responsibility for our common mission
What is our common mission as baptized Catholic Christians? It is to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you" (Mt 28:19-20). In his great commission at the end of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus asks all of us to be missionary disciples.
Eucharist is ‘an encounter with the living Lord,’ New Jersey bishop says
As dusk faded into night, so, too, did the hallmark sounds of a Saturday on the Atlantic City Boardwalk as more than a thousand Catholics lifted up their voices in prayer and song during a candlelit eucharistic procession led by Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan of Camden, New Jersey.
Pope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness
The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness -- a daunting concept -- but one that can start with a tiny step, Pope Francis said.
Priest who is survivor says church still needs ‘lamentation’ for abuse
As the Catholic Church in the United States marks two decades since the U.S. bishops adopted a document establishing policies to deal with allegations of sexual abuse of children by clergy, Jesuit Father Jerry McGlone worries about the psychological responses the event could trigger.
‘Forming Ourselves in Synodality’
"Forming Ourselves in Synodality" is the 10th and final thematic nucleus presented in the preparatory document and the "vademecum." The prior thematic nuclei, such as companions on the journey, listening, celebration and ecumenism, refer to concrete experiences.
March, speakers draw attention to poverty, voting rights, health care needs
Mercy Sisters Joan Serda and Marilyn Graf said they hoped the June 18 Moral March on Washington, organized by the Poor People's Campaign, would get more people "to understand the plight of the poor in our country."
New York State Catholic Conference ‘troubled’ by court’s gun law ruling
An official of the New York State Catholic Conference expressed disappointment with a June 23 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturns a century-old law and asserts that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense.
Supreme Court overturns Roe in anticipated Dobbs decision
In a 6-3 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in this country.
Those with same-sex attraction say Courage helps them live church teaching
In June, rainbow-colored flags waved outside restaurants, signs with mantras such as "Love is love" rested in windows and parades wound through city streets, all in celebration of Pride Month.
