Madeleine Albright is remembered as diplomat and teacher March 24, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized, World News Madeleine Albright, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first female secretary of state and longtime professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, died March 23 in Washington. She was 84.
Court nominee responds to questions about law, faith and abortion March 24, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson began with introductory remarks March 21 followed by 13 hours of questioning the next day about her role as a judge and a public defender and her views on abortion, critical race theory and her own faith.
Friday fish fries are starting to come back this Lent March 16, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News Lenten Friday fish fries, a staple at many Catholic parishes in some regions of the United States, were among the many things put on the back burner during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden calls his Supreme Court nominee a ‘proven consensus builder’ February 25, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News President Joe Biden announced Feb. 25 at the White House that he has chosen a “proven consensus builder” by nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal appeals court judge, to serve on the Supreme Court.
Fordham University names first layperson and first woman as president February 12, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: colleges, Feature, News, World News Tania Tetlow, incoming president of Fordham University in New York, will be the first layperson and first woman to lead the Jesuit-run school.
Former Catholic college teammates stick together in NFL February 3, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Las Vegas Raiders coaches Josh McDaniels and David Ziegler are the only current NFL head coach-general manager combination who were teammates in college and graduates of the same school — John Carroll University near Cleveland.
Xavier University of Louisiana receives bomb threats Feb. 1 February 2, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Xavier University of Louisiana was among a group of several historically Black colleges and universities in the United States that received bomb threats.
In decisions, Breyer has opposed death penalty, supported right to abortion January 27, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the court’s term, according to a report first announced by NBC News.
Rally speakers confident about abortion law changes but see work ahead January 22, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life, World News Speakers at the annual March for Life on Washington’s National Mall Jan. 21 spoke of a likely tipping point in the current protest against legalized abortions in the United States, but they also urged the crowd to remain vigilant in their advocacy and support for the pro-life movement.
Supreme Court rejects request from Texas abortion providers January 21, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court Jan. 20 rejected a request from Texas abortion providers to immediately send their challenge of the state’s abortion law to a federal District Court, where a judge had previously blocked the law.
Supreme Court takes up former football coach’s firing for praying on field January 18, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court announced Jan. 14 that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he was fired in 2015 for praying on the football field after team games.
Appeals court sends challenge to Texas abortion law to state Supreme Court January 18, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal appeals court sent a challenge to the Texas abortion law back to the state’s Supreme Court Jan. 17.
