Planned Parenthood drops suit against Indiana abortion law on ultrasounds August 24, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Ending three years of legal dueling, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Aug. 20 that Planned Parenthood has conceded defeat in a lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before having an abortion.
In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty August 21, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News As part of what seems to be a new trend for the Supreme Court, it will once again take up a religious liberty case in its new term with oral arguments Nov. 4 in a case about a Catholic social service agency excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents.
Franciscan aims to break treadmill marathon record, raise money for outreach August 21, 2020By Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Sister Stephanie Baliga, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist of Chicago, will run a marathon Aug. 23 on a treadmill in the basement of her community’s convent in the city’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Prayers at Democratic convention seek compassion for people, planet in peril August 21, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Prayers offered by a pair of prominent Catholics during the closing night of the Democratic National Convention focused on addressing the needs of people on the margins of society and a planet facing environmental catastrophe.
Bishop Bransfield repays W.Va. diocese, publicly apologizes August 20, 2020By Colleen Rowan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop Brennan said the $441,000 Bishop Bransfield has repaid to the diocese will be added to funds already set aside by the sale of his former residence to be used for assistance to victims of abuse.
Academy unveils effort to fight mafia’s ‘deviant spirituality’ of Mary August 20, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Given the many criminal organizations and gangs worldwide that have distorted the true role and image of Mary, a pontifical academy has unveiled a new department dedicated to fighting “this deviant spirituality.”
Democratic Party urged to be ‘big tent’ and welcome its pro-life members August 19, 2020By Kurt Jensen 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.
Letter: Democrats must make room for pro-lifers, ‘moderate’ abortion position August 17, 2020By Julie Asher 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.”
Foundation prize is ‘validation’ of all Homeboy Industries does, says priest August 17, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The prize, which is $2.5 million in unrestricted funds, also “strengthens our resolve to create a community of kinship and healing in Los Angeles,” the priest said in a statement. “All of us at Homeboy Industries are profoundly humbled by the Hilton Foundation’s recognition.”
Cardinal Pell tells U.S. Catholics: ‘We rely on you’ August 17, 2020By Peter Rosengren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In an exclusive interview prerecorded and aired at a U.S. conference, Cardinal George Pell reminded his audience how important the church in the U.S. is for world Catholicism and Western civilization.
Nebraska governor signs bill that bans dismemberment abortions August 17, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Saying Nebraska is “a pro-life state,” Gov. Pete Ricketts Aug. 15 signed into law a ban on dismemberment abortions, which he said stops a “horrific procedure” and is “an important step to strengthen our culture of life.”
Sixty years after JFK, wait continues for the second Catholic president August 16, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Thirty-three men between George Washington and John F. Kennedy served as U.S. president. Until Kennedy, all were white Anglo-Saxon Protestant men. It took 172 years for a Catholic to win the presidency.
