Two major decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the final week of its term left deep divisions among citizens across the country as the court ruled on the neuralgic issues of voting rights and same-sex marriage. On two consecutive days the court invalidated a key part of the Voting Rights Act and o

ldquo I have seen the earth rdquo lamented the prophet Jeremiah ldquo and here in this place is wildness and waste and I look to the heavens mdash and their light is gone I have seen the mountains and here they are wavering and all the hills palpitate I have seen and here there is no hum

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defining marriage as between one man and one woman is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause, the Supreme Court ruled June 26 in a 5-4 opinion.In a separate case, the court sent back to lower courts a challenge to Californ

The explosion of civil unrest in the Arab world since 2011 may have toppled authoritarian regimes and larcenous despots but it has done little to address long-term internecine resentments and so far has resulted in even less religious freedom That rsquo s among the findings of a report released to

Three bishops weighed in on the ongoing Congressional debate on immigration reform.

Cuomo's Abortion Politics; A Pope Without a Plan; Boulevard of Faith

Many bishops lamented a scarcity of resources to support the reunification of families.

Persistent critics have weakened the church's anti-poverty program, the report says.

Three bishops weighed in on the ongoing congressional debate on immigration reform legislation June 10, warning against amending a Senate bill in ways that would block the path to legalization for undocumented immigrants.At a news conference in San Diego, held as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish

More than a million immigrants have been deported from over the past five years.