Spotlighted this week: Indonesia earthquake, National Guard at the U.S. Capitol, and the Great Blessing of Water.
Photos of the Week: Jan. 10-17, 2021
Heavy security in D.C., ongoing pandemic mean March for Life will be virtual
For the first time since 1974, when it first began, the message of the national March for Life to participants is: Stay home.
Catholic leader sees growing support for ending death penalty in Virginia
The executive director of the Virginia Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state’s bishops, said he was pleased bipartisan support is growing for ending Virginia’s death penalty.
Rev. King relied on faith, prayer to fight racism, Virginia bishop says
The Rev. Martin Luther King, the slain civil rights leader who is honored with a federal holiday the third Monday of January, “relied upon faith and prayer” to combat the racism and prejudice.
Bishops applaud HHS rule change that aids adoption, foster care providers
A Department of Health and Human Services modified rule that helps ensure that faith-based social service providers will not be excluded from certain federally funded programs was met with approval by the chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees.
CRS official opposes Trump’s action to seek foreign spending cuts
President Donald Trump’s decision to ask Congress to rescind billions of dollars in foreign aid spending is “extremely ill-advised,” said a senior Catholic Relief Services official.
Bishop Malloy urges extension of last remaining U.S.-Russia arms pact
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace urged an extension of the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia.
Panelists in webinar address concerns raised over vaccines and fetal cell line
Webinar echoes the Pontifical Academy for Life, which stated in 2005 and 2017 that Catholics could receive vaccines made with fetal cell lines if there were no alternatives.