Bishop Barron disappointed by Senate passage of Respect for Marriage Act November 30, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News The bill codifies the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
Bishops reiterate church’s ‘firm opposition’ to Respect for Marriage Act November 29, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee’s reiterated the U.S. bishops’ ” firm opposition” to the “misnamed” the Respect for Marriage Act.
Idaho parish mourns deaths of students, prays for families, community November 23, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News In the days since four University of Idaho students were found brutally slain Nov. 14, the Catholic parish that serves the university and the community of Moscow, Idaho, is mourning with and praying for the victims, their families and friends, and the wider community, said the pastor.
Cardinal Dolan says Senate’s marriage bill threatens religious liberty November 21, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News A bill on same-sex marriage advancing in the Senate is “a bad deal for the many courageous Americans of faith and no faith who continue to believe and uphold the truth about marriage in the public square today,” said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.
A 2013 quote from Pope Francis reminds Catholics of their duty to vote October 22, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News On. Nov. 8, voters will go to the polls to choose lawmakers at the local, state and federal levels. All 435 seats in the U.S. House, 35 seats in the U.S. Senate and 36 governorships are on the ballot.
Alito kicks off project on originalism, Catholic intellectual tradition October 3, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News Justice Samuel Alito told a group of law students in Washington that he is always mindful that the rulings he and his colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court issue “are not abstract discussions” and “have a real impact on the world.”
Bill calls for protecting pregnancy care centers, investigating attacks September 22, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News House sponsors of a new bill to protect pregnancy centers said the measure would require the Biden administration to publicly disclose how it is handling the investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators of violent attacks on pregnancy resource centers around the country.
Senate delays vote on measure to codify same-sex marriage in federal law September 19, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Senate delayed a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage in federal law until after the midterm elections.
NCEA, other faith-based groups fight efforts to broaden scope of Title IX August 25, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News A number of Catholic and other faith-based associations and groups, including dioceses, have joined in supporting an amicus brief filed in a court case on how the Biden administration’s proposal to broaden the interpretation of Title IX provisions could affect nonprofit organizations, including private schools.
New course aims to instruct new Catholics, reenergize lifelong Catholics August 17, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News A new online study course titled “What We Believe: The Beauty of the Catholic Faith” was “created by a few very imperfect disciples who happen to be crazy about Christ and his church,” said one of the authors and presenters of the course.
Archbishop Lori urges Congress to ‘seize hopeful moment,’ vote to protect life, common good August 4, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, U.S. Congress The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade “presents a historic opportunity to reshape society for the better,” said the chairmen of U.S. bishops’ committees on pro-life activities, religious liberty, marriage and family, and domestic policy.
Archbishop Lori among bishops saying HHS proposal violates religious freedom and ‘is bad medicine’ July 28, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The chairmen of four U.S. bishops committees said July 27 that proposed regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on abortion, transgender services and other procedures threaten the Catholic Church’s ability “to carry out our healing ministries” and others’ ability “to practice medicine.”
