Maryland Catholic Conference urges Trump to stop a federal execution
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Eight Catholic bishops serving Maryland dioceses urged President Donald Trump Dec. 22 to stop the planned…
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Cardinal Gregory calls suit ‘last resort’ to protect religious rights
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a Dec. 22 op-ed column in The Washington Post, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington…
State Catholic conferences confront the scourge of payday lending
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — It has been well documented over the past year that a fairly large percentage of Americans…
Supreme Court gives no definitive ruling on Trump’s census plan
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court Dec. 18 did not give a definitive ruling on…
HHS acts on violations of conscience protection by California, Vermont hospital
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — Two U.S. bishop’s committee said Dec. 17 they “strongly commend” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services taking…
Miami archbishop gets COVID-19 vaccine to show it’s safe, morally ethical
byBy Tom Tracy, Catholic News Service FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Admittedly not a big fan of needles and injections, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski…
Bishops: Getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘act of charity,’ supports the common good
byBy Julie Asher, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The “gravity” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and “the lack of availability of alternative vaccines,” are…
Biden policy agenda for Central America mirrors what Catholic organizations support
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service CHALATENANGO, El Salvador — When President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, he will embark on pursuing a…
Church pandemic financial forecast: Mostly cloudy, some rays of sunshine
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The signals were clear at the start of the pandemic. No Masses, no offertory income. No…
Louisiana Catholic university graduates nurses early to meet COVID-19 needs
byBATON ROUGE, La. — Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of nurses and other health care workers to treat patients with COVID-19,…