Arizona executes fourth death row inmate this year
The Arizona Department of Corrections executed Samuel Villegas Lopez June 27, three days before his 50th birthday, for the brutal rape and murder of...
HHS contraceptive mandate focus of panel at Catholic Media Conference
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The fight over the federal contraceptive mandate is not about artificial birth control or a theological or moral debate about contraceptives,"...
Distress remains over ‘show me your papers’ part of immigration ruling
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In what one observer called "the judicial equivalent of white smoke," immigration advocates were largely happy with the June 25 Supreme...
Court rejects much of Arizona immigration law, upholds status checks
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a mixed opinion with several dissents, affirmed the section of an Arizona immigration law that requires...
Catholic Church’s role in society at heart of HHS debate, says Anderson
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- The debate over the federal contraceptive mandate and the fight for religious freedom is not about "a particular policy choice" but...
Atlanta eucharistic congress draws vibrant family of faith
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (CNS) -- Tens of thousands of Catholics filled the Georgia International Convention Center June 8 and 9 for the 17th annual...
¡Viva Cristo Rey!: Mexican religious liberty war inspires Catholics today
Jesuit Father Miguel Agustín Pro forgave and thanked his executioners moments before his death. “With all my heart, I forgive my enemies,” he declared....
Caring for one’s health has moral, spiritual dimension, says priest
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Father Peter Clark, a bioethics professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, believes Catholics have a moral obligation to care...
In Rio, Catholic leaders agree: People must be at center of policies
RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- With political leaders from around the world gathering in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the future of the planet,...
Archbishop: Irish Catholics’ faith must form basis of new evangelization
DUBLIN (CNS) -- Irish Catholics' deep desire to strengthen their faith must form the basis of a radical new evangelization, said Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid...
