In anti-death penalty and pro-immigrant opinions, Ginsburg sided with Catholic Church leaders, but she differed with them in her support for legalized abortion, same-sex marriage and the mandate that contraception be covered in all health insurance plans.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’
Intended as inclusive, pope’s encyclical title will be in Italian, official says
Pope Francis’ encyclical on fraternity and social friendship will be released with an Italian title that will not be translated into different languages, reported Vatican News.
Global biotech company ends use of aborted fetal cell lines for vaccines
Catholic pro-life leaders say they are seeing some progress in the development of vaccines with the use of ethical animal cell lines instead of cell lines derived from abortions.
Photos: Historic wildfires rage in the West
Wildfires are still burning in California and Oregon.
‘Together Strong: Life Unites’ is theme of March for Life set for Jan. 29
The Sept. 10 announcement of the theme for the March for Life — “Together Strong: Life Unites” — made it clear the annual national event, in some form, will proceed next Jan. 29.
Old windows to have new life in Cathedral High School addition
Two stained-glass windows salvaged from the old Holy Angels Church in St. Cloud will have a new life in the chapel at Cathedral High School.
Coronavirus and creation: Bringing lessons learned into prayer, action
The Season of Creation begins Sept. 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, an observance initiated by the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1989 and adopted by Pope Francis for the Catholic Church in 2015.
Pope to take his post-pandemic pleas to global stage
When he addresses, via video message, the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 15, Pope Francis is expected to speak about using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to rethink economic, political and environmental policies in a way that will benefit humanity and the earth.