Nearly 12,200 praying for Pelosi to have ‘change of heart’ on abortion October 18, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Close to 12,200 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined the “Rose and Rosary for Nancy” campaign launched by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to urge prayers for a “change of heart” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on abortion.
Debate, vote on proposed eucharistic document will top U.S. bishops’ agenda October 17, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021, World News, Year of the Eucharist When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall assembly in Baltimore Nov. 15-18, it will be the first in-person meeting of the full body of bishops since November 2019.
Bill to codify Roe called one of most ‘extreme’ abortion bills seen in U.S. September 23, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, introduced in the U.S. Senate and House June 8 and currently moving through various committees in both chambers, “is nothing short of child sacrifice,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.
‘Never forget,’ says foundation CEO who lost firefighter brother in 9/11 August 13, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The foundation helps the spouses and children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty, and for many of these families pays off their remaining mortgage.
Coakley: Senate bill covers many needs, but must not allow abortion funding August 11, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate makes “historic investments” in transportation, climate change mitigation, job creation, expanded internet access and other areas, but several issues still need attention, said the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee chairman.
Anderson: Like worship, Christian witness is essential to religious liberty August 10, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A top concern for Carl Anderson, the now-retired CEO of the Knights of Columbus, is preserving religious freedom in this country.
USCCB general secretary resigns; reports allege ‘possible improper behavior’ July 20, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, the general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since November, has resigned from the post after the USCCB “became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, USCCB president.
House GOP leaders, attorneys general urge Congress to make Hyde permanent June 24, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and several other Republican leaders in the House asked their Democratic counterparts June 22 to take up a measure introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., that would make the long-standing Hyde Amendment permanent.
U.S. bishops will gather virtually for their June 16-18 spring assembly June 9, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News When they gather virtually for their annual spring assembly June 16-18, the U.S. bishops will be asked to approve the drafting of a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Catholic Church.
Wisconsin priest says La Crosse bishop asked him to resign, but he won’t May 26, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse, Wisconsin, told Massgoers May 23 that Bishop William P. Callahan has asked him to resign because he is “divisive” and “ineffective.”
USCCB pro-life chairman calls HHS proposed rule on Title X ‘terrible policy’ April 19, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule to rescind the Trump administration’s enforcement of a Title X provision that “draws a bright line between abortion and family planning,” as the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee chairman has described it.
Archbishop Chaput’s book tackles things ‘Christians should be willing to die for’ April 7, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News Archbishop Chaput told Catholic News Service he hopes that after reading his latest book, “anybody who is a serious Christian will take the Gospel more seriously, their lives more seriously and the world around us more seriously.”
