In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

A former clerk assesses the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a ‘constitutional romantic’

by Kevin Clarke June 28, 2018

Two Notre Dame lawyers describe Kennedy as a jurist who consistently ruled in favor of personal liberty and free speech.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media on June 27 regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will retire at the end of July. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Pro-life groups see opportunity in Supreme Court seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy

by Michael J. O’Loughlin June 28, 2018

Another Supreme Court nominee by President Trump could tilt the balance against the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

News, Politics & Society

Supreme Court voids part of crisis pregnancy center law

by Mark Sherman - Associated Press June 26, 2018

The Supreme Court says a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion probably violates the Constitution. The 5-4 ruling Tuesday also casts doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.

Faith, Faith in Focus

Suicide and abortion stem from the same lie: that some lives don’t matter.

by Simcha Fisher June 18, 2018

Choosing death is choosing death, and that choice always comes from within a dark hole.

Pope Francis greets Peter Lombardi, 12, of Columbus, Ohio, after the boy rode in the popemobile during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 28. Receiving a kiss from the pope was a wish come true for Peter, who has Down syndrome and has survived leukemia. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

News, Politics & Society

Pope Francis: Abortion is ‘white glove’ equivalent to Nazi crimes

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press June 17, 2018

“Last century, the whole world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today, we do the same thing but with white gloves,” Pope Francis said.

News, Politics & Society

Argentine Congress votes in favor of elective abortion by narrow margin

by Almudena Calatrava - Associated Press June 14, 2018

The lower house of Argentina’s congress on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, sending the measure to the Senate. President Mauricio Macri has said he will sign the bill if it’s approved.