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.
Becerra’s critics urge Senate committees to reject his nomination for HHS
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.
L.A.’s virtual congress offers participants ‘hope, vision’ for the future
The all-virtual 2021 Religious Education Congress’ most prominent voices offered participants reasons for that hope, even if they had to do so through screens.
Biden leads nation in mourning its 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
President Joe Biden addressed the nation in a speech from the White House Feb. 22, the day the nation reached, and then passed the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19.
Cardinal prays on CNN program marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S.
During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for the 500,000 people in the U.S. who have died from COVID-19.
Scottish bishop leads 33-day virtual prayer journey
A Scottish bishop led a 33-day virtual journey of prayer that drew about 4,000 people from his diocese as well as from countries that included the United States, Uganda and Australia.
Vatican supports waiving some patent protections for COVID-19 vaccine
At a meeting of the World Trade Organization Feb. 23, the Vatican joined several developing nations in calling for patent waivers and sublicensing agreements to speed production of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and equipment.