Catholic advocates planned to be involved in congressional budget hearings throughout the year to stress the importance of funding social and humanitarian programs that serve the common good.
Catholic social teaching guides advocates in push for a ‘moral’ budget
Cardinal leaves hospital, continues recovery in rehabilitation program
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has been discharged from St. Joseph Medical Center doctors expect the him to make a full recovery.
Polish cardinal, St. John Paul’s aide, defends pontiff’s record on abuse
A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope’s handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.
Bishops say ‘sweeping regulations’ of Equality Act will harm society
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a joint letter to Congress March 20, the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said they oppose […]
In Utah, Catholics, Mormons have ‘positive, cordial relationship’
The March 3 meeting at the Vatican between Pope Francis and Russell M. Nelson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, drew great interest from members of both faiths and was covered extensively in the media in Utah.
Academy for Life encourages parents to vaccinate children
Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community, and they can do so with a “clear conscience” that “the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation in voluntary abortion,” said the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Historic flooding in Midwest threatening lives, destroying livelihoods
Gov. Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska National Guard surveyed flooded farms, homes, bridges and highways, damage Ricketts called “devastating” and perhaps the worst seen in a half-century.
‘Our only hope is in God’: New Zealanders gather to pray after shooting
Across New Zealand and around the world, people gathered to pray for victims of the March 15 attacks.