Nigerian cardinal urges crash victims’ families to find strength in God
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) -- Cardinal Anthony Okogie of Lagos consoled the families of the victims of the crashed Dana Air plane and urged them...
HHS mandate latest in line of religious crises
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation that would force employers, including Catholic institutions, to pay, directly or indirectly, for insurance...
Approaches to religious liberty have developed over time
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” are the first words of the Bill of...
Federal court overturns Defense of Marriage Act; appeal presumed
BOSTON (CNS) -- With a ruling that acknowledged the final decision will be up to the Supreme Court, a federal appeals court declared the...
Vatican newspaper’s glossy new insert puts focus on women
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has launched a monthly insert dedicated to women, aiming to bring greater attention to their...
Cristero martyr now popular patron of Mexican migrants headed to US
SANTA ANA DE GUADALUPE, Mexico (CNS) -- The road signs leading to this hamlet of 292 souls in the dry highlands northeast of Guadalajara...
First Amendment, not about Pill, but Bill of Rights
That’s the view of two legal scholars on religious liberty issues as they observe what they see as an orchestrated campaign against the First...
Ireland’s Church shows sign of renewal after loss of credibility
DUBLIN (CNS) -- Ireland's Catholic Church, host of the International Eucharistic Congress, has suffered a dramatic loss of credibility in recent years, but also...
Unique Vatican court system tackles petty to serious crimes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- From picked pockets to a 1998 double murder and suicide, the Vatican legal system has dealt with a vast array...
Dominican sister says USCCB appointment an honor for her congregation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- Sister John Mary Fleming, a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, said she considers it...
