In the spotlight: Myanmar coup, St. Faustina, snow chapel
Photos of the Week: March 1, 2021
Attorneys call Equality Act an overreach, and they say it may backfire
If it becomes law, the Equality Act, which has been described as a one of President Joe Biden’s top legislative priorities, will be an overreaching use of federal power to shut down religious liberties and traditional views on gender, according to attorneys tracking the measure.
Religious leaders urge Biden to support global coronavirus aid, debt relief
Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops’ committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to help developing countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Media road map: Guidance from a pope and a saint, both named Francis
In Feb. 1 comments to Catholic News Service, Pope Francis said the world needs media that can help people distinguish good from evil and develop sound judgment based on facts.
Bishops: If passed, Equality Act will ‘discriminate against people of faith’
The bill, known as H.R. 5 and recently reintroduced in the House, also will provide for taxpayer funding of abortion and limit freedom of speech.
Becerra’s critics urge Senate committees to reject his nomination for HHS
bout 60 pro-life leaders signed a letter objecting to confirmation of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Brownsville diocesan agency ready to help asylum-seekers entering U.S.
Just as the coldest weather in more than 30 years brought new misery to asylum-seekers stranded in a refugee camp in Mexico, an end to their plight may be in sight.
Virginia governor expected to sign death penalty ban, abortion funding bill
The Virginia General Assembly passed a final version of a bill that will abolish the death penalty in the state Feb. 22.