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Baker Jack Phillips decorates a cake in his Masterpiece Cakeshop Sept. 21 in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court was set to hear oral arguments Dec. 5 in the case of the baker who cited religious freedom in his refusal to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (CNS photo/Rick Wilking, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The questions in the Supreme Court oral arguments weighed anti-discrimination laws against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
The Washington, D.C., transit agency cites rules against what it calls the  “promotion” of religion on its buses, (iStock/RiverNorthPhotography)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Washington Metro cited its guidelines against religious ads in preventing the image of a group of shepherds from running on city buses.
Images: CNS/Composite: America
FaithFaith in Focus
Shannen Dee Williams
On Nov. 11, the Catholic Church lost a moral titan in the long struggle for racial equality and justice in the United States.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ellen K. Boegel
The president’s campaign to define—and enforce—patriotism poses constitutional questions for chief executives and football players alike.
Arts & CultureBooks
Diane Scharper
Daniel Berrigan, S.J., went from a poet to an activist, and turned activism into poetry.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
Colleen Dulle
Last month, Jason Stockley, the white police officer who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, was acquitted. How did the city of St. Louis respond?