John T. Noonan, a consummate polymath, was perhaps one of the most lauded, influential and recognizable Catholics engaged in the public square in the last 50 years.
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How to be a good Catholic and a good Supreme Court justice — at the same time
How does religious faith affect jurisprudence? And will the sheer number of Catholics on the Supreme Court mean anything for future cases before the Court?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
No, the Supreme Court isn’t coming for gay marriage or contraception next
Clarence Thomas wants the Supreme Court to revisit same-sex marriage. But the majority opinion in Dobbs, and the comments of the other justices, suggest that he is alone.
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Writing decision to overturn Roe was an ‘honor,’ says Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
In an address at a gala dinner in Rome, Justice Alito joked about the international reaction to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which he wrote.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Your Take: The abortion debate continues
Many readers disagreed with the position of the editorial board of America magazine after it voiced its support for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Supreme Court sides with football coach who sought to pray on the field after games
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington State who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games.
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Vatican: After Roe v. Wade, it’s time for widespread pro-life work
A truly pro-life celebration of overturning Roe v. Wade would involve efforts to pass legislation protecting life, women’s rights and motherhood, said an editorial in the Vatican newspaper.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Roe v. Wade was a legal and moral travesty. Its end can bring true justice for women and the unborn.
What is most needed in the public debate on abortion is an honest moral reckoning with the two goods that are in tension when a woman faces a pregnancy she feels she cannot continue.
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‘We thank God today’: Catholics react to the end of Roe v. Wade
Catholic leaders welcomed the news as a culmination of decades of pro-life activism while also calling for the creation of a stronger social safety net to assist women facing crisis pregnancies.