Protecting “the innocent is a matter of justice that imposes an obligation on all members of society,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, adding that abortion is not just another U.S. political issue.
Protecting ‘the innocent is a matter of justice,’ says head of Knights
For pope, Mother Teresa is model of mercy at work, fueled by prayer
When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, he won’t simply be fulfilling a special duty of his office, he will be honoring a woman he has called “a symbol, an icon for our age.”
Even as immigration reform stalls, Catholics champion welcoming message
On the Aug. 6 feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington addressed a crowd of largely Salvadoran immigrants at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
On ‘Mercy Friday,’ pope visits women rescued from prostitution
Continuing his Year of Mercy practice of going one Friday a month to visit people facing special struggles, Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to a community helping 20 young women get their lives back together after being rescued from prostitution.
2016 election marked by passionate electorate, coarseness, incivility
With the raucous Republican and Democratic conventions long concluded, assessments of the U.S. electorate routinely include such phrases as “mutual loathing,” “contempt,” “unbridgeable antipathy,” a “clash of visions” and “appalling eruptions of hatred.”
Campaign promise of ‘debt-free’ college comes with cost, some say
In the presidential election campaign, both major-party candidates have talked about the rising costs of college and the debt that graduates face because of student loans.
Muslim-on-Muslim violence highlighted in new State Department report
WASHINGTON (CNS) — While in past years the wave of Muslim violence against Christians has been prominent in the U.S. State Department’s annual report on international […]
Checking in: Pope invites Syrian refugees to lunch
At a luncheon that was part reunion and part progress report, Pope Francis invited 21 Syrian refugees to join him at the Vatican Aug. 11.