Georgia has just added itself to the list of states that aim to protect unborn life once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
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Texas looking into city vote to bar Chick-fil-A over marriage views
The marketplace, not elected officials, should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
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Humanitarians at the border are frustrated with the Trump administration’s “fear mongering”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian and border security crisis,” according to officials.
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Canadian nun, sexologist: Catholics must increase their sexual maturity
Immaculate Conception Sister Marie-Paul Ross told the French-language Canadian news agency Presence info that the faithful must accept that ecclesial structures might need to change.
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‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have drawn criticism after they burned books, including from the “Harry Potter” series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces.
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Wheeling Jesuit University to remain open under financial exigency plan
Wheeling Jesuit University announced March 27 that it will remain open under the board of trustees’ existing declaration of financial exigency.
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Pope Francis: Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace
Nations that actively engage in arms dealing and help foment war in other countries should not expect to find peace in their own lands, Pope Francis said.
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African sisters put social enterprises to work building community
“You cannot evangelize to people who are hungry, who are dying, who are not getting an education.”
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Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday
Iraqis and Syrians returning to their homelands and refugees living abroad need the help of all Catholics and people of goodwill, said the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
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Catholics welcome defeat of physician-assisted suicide bill in the Maryland Senate
“Because of your calls, emails and efforts, physician-assisted suicide will not be legalized in Maryland this year,” the Maryland Catholic Conference told the state’s Catholics in a message posted on its website March 28.