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Weekend calendar: March 8-10

Nun Run, a play, Teen Maze, book signing, rummage sales... where will you be (besides Mass) this weekend?

Bishops say they could not support rewritten Violence Against Women Act

Five bishops who lead committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a joint statement they could not support the rewritten reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law March 7.

Humanitarian efforts cope with unexpected refugees in West Africa

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Violence in Mali has created unexpected challenges to humanitarian efforts in neighboring West African countries.

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...

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...

Government vs. our consciences

writing my essay Americans have produced a nation unlike any other on the planet. We donate more time and money to charitable causes than any...

Parishioners help homeless teens, runaways avoid sexual exploitation

ATLANTA (CNS) -- Scanning the crowded terminal of the Greyhound bus station on the edge of downtown Atlanta, Breon Haskett hones in on a...

Arizona bishops’ statement on SB 1070

The following statement was released yesterday by the Arizona Catholic Conference — signed by the five bishops of the State of Arizona — in...

Let freedom or religion ring (Part II)

Part one of this article elaborated on how attacks to religious freedom take many forms, sometimes violent sometimes subtle. We also saw how our...

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...