Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
By
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News
Calling the Dec. 10 federal execution of Brandon Bernard an injustice carried out by the country’s criminal justice system, Sister Helen Prejean urged Americans to speak up to stop a series of upcoming executions in the final weeks of the Trump administration.
By
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News
The Election Day defeat of Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minnesota, will shrink the number of pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives by two when the 117th Congress is seated in January.
By
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.
By
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, Uncategorized, World News
Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint’s Belgian relatives, representing his extended family, wrote her an open letter Aug. 20.
By
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News
Alison Centofante, director of external affairs at Live Action, observed: “Abortion’s not a partisan issue,” but rather is based on what science has learned about fetal development in the womb.
By
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News
About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers from several states urged the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee Aug. 14 “to moderate its official position on abortion,” saying many party leaders support abortion policies “radically out of line with public opinion.”
By
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Congress, World News
“We are saddened by the recent reports that Bishop Su may have died during his recent imprisonment,” said Nury Turkel, a Uighur American who is a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, in testimony during the hearing. Bishop Su, if he is alive, would be 88 years old.
