Alex Trebek dies at 80; host of ‘Jeopardy!’ was educated in Catholic schools November 10, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News When the death of Alex Trebek — beloved longtime host of “Jeopardy!” — was announced, celebrities and fans around the country took to social media to express their grief.
Supreme Court set to hear arguments in Catholic foster care case November 2, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court, with a full bench, will hear oral arguments by teleconference Nov. 4 about a Catholic social service agency that had been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents.
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court October 27, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, World News A divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a justice for the Supreme Court the evening of Oct. 26 and soon afterward she was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas at a White House ceremony.
In confirmation hearings, Barrett stresses commitment to ‘rule of law’ October 13, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News On Oct. 13, the second day of confirmation hearings on her Supreme Court nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett made a clear distinction between policy preferences and legal precedents in responding to questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Supreme Court confirmation hearings highlight health care, religion October 12, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News Indiana senators who introduced Barrett, remotely, to the committee near the end of the five hours of discussion about her, highlighted Barrett’s judicial talents and also emphasized that her Catholic faith should not come into question.
Catholic activists applaud encyclical’s stance against death penalty October 6, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Fratelli Tutti, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Francis tackled several issues in his new encyclical, but the section devoted to ending capital punishment was particularly cheered by U.S. Catholics who oppose the death penalty.
Notre Dame president tests positive for coronavirus October 2, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination gives spotlight to Notre Dame Law School September 28, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News If Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be the first Notre Dame Law School graduate to sit on the bench of the nation’s highest court and the only sitting justice with a law degree not from Harvard or Yale.
Trump announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as U.S. Supreme Court nominee September 26, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News WASHINGTON (CNS) — Eight days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Donald Trump announced Sept. 26 that Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, is his nominee to fill that seat. The president said he was honored to nominate Barrett […]
Two Catholic women judges top short list as possible Supreme Court nominees September 21, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News Two Catholic women judges are on the short list of possible candidates to fill the vacant Supreme Court justice seat after the Sept. 18 death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’ September 19, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Supreme Court, World News The second woman appointed to the court, who served there for more than 27 years, is primarily remembered for her pioneering work for gender equality and for writing pointed dissents and asking tough questions.
Bruce Springsteen gives pep talk of sorts to Boston College freshmen September 16, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News As this unusual school year gets underway, Boston College freshmen were reminded that they’ve already been through a lot and were urged — as college graduating seniors usually are — that they have to go out and change the world.
