The nomination of Mariana Mazzucato raised concern in some quarters because of her retweets or positive comments on tweets in June criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overrule Roe v. Wade.
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Tania Tetlow vows to fight for social justice at Fordham inauguration
Tania Tetlow said she will refuse complacency and “what is easy,” instead putting the university’s efforts into addressing its difficulties.
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Prominent Chicago priest Michael Pfleger accused of sexual abuse of minor
A Catholic priest who gained national fame as an activist has been asked to step away from his ministry while allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago are investigated.
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Colorado baker fights ruling over cake celebrating gender transition
Colorado baker Jack Phillips is currently fighting a ruling that he violated the state’s anti-discrimination law for refusing to bake a cake to celebrate a gender transition.
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Pope Francis calls Thailand daycare massacre an act of ‘unspeakable violence’
In a message sent Oct. 7 by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, the pope offered prayers for the victims “of the horrific attack” that claimed the lives of 36 people, including at least 24 children, Oct. 6.
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Catholic, Muslim and Jewish schools in New York are lobbying ‘with one voice’ for STEM education funding
Advocates from three faith traditions lobbied together for a program that would help fund science and math education in New York state’s religious schools.
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Survey: Catholics, Hispanics and young people are most likely to voice climate concerns
A recent study from the international humanitarian agency Catholic Relief Services (CRS) found that American Catholics were more likely to express that climate change is a shared responsibility than their non-Catholic counterparts.
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Swiss cardinal apologizes for comparing German Synodal Path to Nazi ideology
Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch apologized for offending people and said he never intended to imply that supporters of the German church’s Synodal Path were acting similar to a group of Christian supporters of the Nazis in the 1930s.
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Vatican marks feast of St. Francis with climate change documentary premiere
On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Vatican hosted the global premiere of a documentary on the need to address climate change using ideas from Laudato Si’.
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Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing over same-sex union
U.S. District Judge Richard Young said the Indianapolis Archdiocese and its schools can select, retain or dismiss faculty according to their religious standards.