Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a justice for the…
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Conversations on racism with family, friends are key to change, says speaker
byBy Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The annual Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, the largest Catholic social justice gathering in the United…
Prelate says his first Mass as cardinal-designate at historic Maryland church
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service AVENUE, Md. — On a day of history for the U.S. Catholic Church, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory…
Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with…
UPDATE: Judiciary Committee votes to send Barrett nomination to full Senate
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court will now go to the…
Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D….
A final spar outlines differences between Trump, Biden before election
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The final debate in the 2020 presidential race ended with topics important to the church in…
‘Catholics are like the leaven in the loaf’ of U.N.’s work, says Glendon
byBy Beth Griffin, Catholic News Service RYE, N.Y. — The pillars of the United Nations overlap the tenets of Catholic social teaching and from…
Judges again block Trump’s efforts to keep unauthorized immigrants out of census
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — For the second time this fall, a panel of three federal judges said President Donald Trump…
Raised in Buddhist Vietnam, nuns share who inspired their vocations
byBy Joachim Pham, Catholic News Service HUE, Vietnam — Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province is predominantly Buddhist, but Catholic sisters who work there inspire…