In confirmation hearings, Barrett stresses commitment to ‘rule of law’
On Oct. 13, the second day of confirmation hearings on her Supreme Court nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett made a clear distinction between policy preferences and legal precedents in responding to questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Connecticut Catholic priests take pride ‘one of our own’ about to be beatified
WATERBURY, Conn. (CNS) -- Msgr. John J. Bevins has been praying a long time that a miracle would be attributed to the intercession of...
Vatican report on investigation into ex-Cardinal McCarrick to be released Nov. 10
The Holy See will release Nov. 10 a long-awaited report on the investigation about the ascent to power of now-disgraced former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.
Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful
Blessed Michael J. McGivney was "an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance" because of his "zeal" for proclaiming the Gospel and his "generous concern for his brothers and sisters."
McGivney family members, many others ‘thrilled’ Knights’ founder is beatified
Blessed McGivney, the first American parish priest to be beatified, can be viewed as a martyr of a pandemic. When he died of pneumonia complications at age 38 in 1890, he was tending to the faithful during an outbreak of influenza known as the Russian flu Thomaston. Some recent evidence, according to the Knights, indicates the outbreak may have been the result of a coronavirus.
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says
When Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not changing or challenging "the doctrine of the church, which he has reaffirmed numerous times over the years."
Pope: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor
The predominant global economic system is "unsustainable," particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said.
‘Gospel is not reserved for a few,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY -- God loves and has prepared a banquet for everyone -- "the just and sinners, the good and the bad, the intelligent...
Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment
The treatment that President Donald Trump has received to fight COVID-19 has turned the focus on an experimental drug that shows promise in combating the coronavirus but is raising ethical questions about the cell line that helped researchers develop the medicine.
Pope calls for politics to rediscover its vocation to work for common good
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People who think politics is sinking to new lows may find comfort in knowing Pope Francis also is concerned about...
