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Senate passes ‘religious test’ resolution on Knights of Columbus
The Senate yesterday passed a resolution saying it would be "unconstitutional" to consider membership in the Knights of Columbus a disqualifying criteria for public office. The resolution passed by unanimous consent, meaning it went unopposed by...
I’m the kind of person who shouldn’t read self-help books written by my peers. I have very high standards for who has any legitimate authority in my life: Jesus. the Pope. my mom. the cashier at...
I tend to lean pretty far in the self disclosing direction when I share here on the blog. I’ve pulled back a little bit as the kids have gotten older as far as the specifics I share about them,...
Something that happened at a bishops’ meeting nearly half a century ago raises questions about the Vatican’s action last month telling the U.S. bishops to cancel a scheduled vote on two proposals...
Vatican releases online guide to combat $150 billion human trafficking industry
The Vatican said yesterday that the most significant cost associated with human trafficking is the exploitation and degradation of its victims.
With a new online guide, the Vatican seeks to combat the “ugly business” of human...
Mexican bishops make statement on gasoline shortage
Amid a crisis caused by the shortage of gasoline in Mexico and the government's fight against the theft and adulteration of fuel, the country's bishops have appealed to the citizenry and called for more truthful and objective information to be...
Duterte open to dialogue with bishops after suggesting Filipinos kill them
A government spokesman said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is open to dialogue with the country’s bishops, after the president recently suggested that citizens of the country kill the Church leaders.
Tensions have increased between...
Appeals court rules in Texas' favor over effort to defund Planned Parenthood
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated Thursday a previous injunction barring Texas from stripping Planned Parenthood affiliates of Medicaid funding.
The injunction was based largely on undercover videos released by...
Pope Francis tells Christians to share their gifts with each other
The path to Christian unity takes a willingness to acknowledge and share in the gifts other Christian communities have also received, Pope Francis said at an ecumenical Vespers service Friday.
To take the first step toward unity requires...
Church in DRC urges pressure on electoral commission over disputed vote
After a disputed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the nation's bishops have asked the UN Security Council to push the election commission to publish data from the vote.
Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa of Kisangani,...
