CHA assembly focuses on pandemic’s impact, health inequities
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON —At the annual assembly of the Catholic Health Association, its members were applauded for their work this…
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Catholic Charities leaders urge wider federal support for affordable housing
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Officials overseeing Catholic Charities-connected housing initiatives are calling on Congress to boost funding and expand tax…
Vatican official, in Mexico, urges end to divisions, violence
byBy David Agren, Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY — During a trip to Mexico, the Vatican secretary of state called on Mexicans to overcome…
Nun calls protection of voting rights a moral issue at Georgetown forum
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Protection of voting rights is a moral issue, according to a Black sister who was on…
Catholic Democrats in House say they work to advance respect for life
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Shortly before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the bishops had approved moving forward in…
Pope names two U.S. cardinals, Altoona bishop to Vatican supreme court
byVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica…
Communion proposal highlights first two days of bishops’ meeting
byWASHINGTON — A proposed document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” received a thorough discussion June 17…
Supreme Court upholds health care law’s individual mandate
byWASHINGTON — In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued…
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency…
Pope Francis calls for embrace of displaced people of Central America
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Pope Francis said the COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that “human beings are like dust,…