Christians are the second-highest educated religious group in the world, according to the Pew Research Center.

The leaders pledged to continue working "to protect to the fullest extent of the law undocumented students on our campuses" and to promote retention of students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

Duane Buck's innocence or guilt is not at stake for the murders. What is called into question is whether he was given a fair sentence.

The Supreme Court not running at full capacity has something to do with the hold-up.

"As Catholics we know, reconciliation is a process, there are no magic pills, as much as we might want them," Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux said.

Hidalgo's mother has been on a waiting list for 13 years to get legal status through her sister's sponsorship.

Bishop Coyne urged communicators to lift up good examples of humanity, charity and grace and if possible, "engage in some form of active ministry to others: feeding, housing, counseling, visiting or praying."

U.S. Supreme Court said Georgia prosecutors violated the Constitution in a death penalty case nearly two decades ago by excluding prospective black jurors from the trial.

The court seeks to accommodate "petitioners' religious exercise while at the same time ensuring that women covered by petitioners' health plans receive full and equal health coverage, including contraceptive coverage."

The 45-page brief from the theologians is steeped in Catholic moral theology and hinges on the notion that religious employers object to the mandate and the Obama administration's "work-around."