Supreme Court appears ready to support web designer in free speech case
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — In a case examining the scope of free speech protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court Dec. 5…
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Pope supports Jewish-Catholic project for social justice
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — A person who helps others but does not worship God is a “good atheist,” while someone who claims…
Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The season of Advent is a moment of grace to help believers stop being presumptuous and pretending to…
Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting
byBy Beth Griffin RYE, N.Y. — Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight when a young man shot and killed…
First deaf priest in U.S. visits Minnesota parish, inspires Jesuit novice
byBy Barb Umberger MINNEAPOLIS — Parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Minneapolis, about half of whom are deaf, had the chance…
Migration must be managed, not stopped, pope tells European governments
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Migration across the Mediterranean Sea is as old as humanity, and while some governments say they want to…
New Orleans archbishop prays for murdered priest, missing worker
byBy Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — The head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans spoke of horror and pain in a Nov. 30 statement, following…
Loss of print media seen as posing challenges to U.S. church communications
byBy Christina Lee Knauss Readers of The Tablet, newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, now see something on the paper’s website that…
Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act; bill now heads to House
byBy Julie Asher WASHINGTON — Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two…
Overcoming Christian divisions would give world hope, pope tells patriarch
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — While formal dialogue about the theological and historical causes of the splits in Christianity is essential, so, too,…