Supreme Court to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s March 22 announcement that it would hear a government appeal to reinstate the…
Caritas Bangladesh aims to keep people safe after fire at refugee camp
By Michael Swan, Catholic News Service TORONTO — Even as the last of five fires was still out of control among clusters of tents…
Boulder officer recalled as ‘man of character,’ ‘loving father’
BOULDER, Colo. — Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a…
Catholic leaders speak out against violence targeting Asian Americans
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In the days following the March 16 shootings in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including…
Shareholders push companies on racial justice, equity in vaccine access
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The events of the past 12 months are shaping shareholder advocacy and action as the corporate…
House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions
By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service The U.S. House of Representatives approved two separate immigration bills March 18, clearing an initial hurdle for two…
Critics of new HHS head raise concerns over abortion, religious liberty
Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Once he is sworn in, Xavier Becerra, California’s former attorney general and a former member of Congress, becomes the…
‘Francis Factor’ still resonates eight years into his papacy
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The qualities embodied in Pope Francis’ papacy that led to the coinage of the term “Francis…
Cardinal, imam hold dialogue as follow-up to pope’s meeting with ayatollah
By Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — With personal warmth paired with the careful phrasing of diplomats, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory and…
Pope asks Catholics to ‘go to Joseph,’ seek his guidance, says archbishop
Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — In St. Joseph, “we see our story,” Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said March 19, the feast…