Archive for December 14, 2017

Alveda King meets with Pope Francis in Vatican City on Dec. 13, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

MLK's niece: Pro-life work continues my uncle's legacy

Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and longtime pro-life advocate, has it in her blood to... Read more

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Updated: Gov. Kasich of Ohio signs bill prohibiting Down syndrome abortions

On Friday, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill that will penalize doctors who perform abortions, if the abortion is chosen... Read more

Fouad Twal, then-Patriarch of Jerusalem, inspects damage to the Church of the Multiplication from the June 18, 2015 arson attack. ?w=200&h=150

Israeli extremist sentenced for arson attack on Holy Land church

An arson attack on the church complex at the site of Christ’s multiplication of loaves and fish on the Sea... Read more

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Keep internet neutral, U.S. bishops say

On Thursday, the Federal Communication Commission voted to repeal net neutrality regulations, which the U.S. bishops have called essential to... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Proposed Catholic hospital mega-merger assessed by Church officials

Catholic ethics and church law must be at the center of a merger of two major Catholic health care systems... Read more

Fr. Cattany blesses an attendee of the annual Father Woody Christmas cash giveaway, Dec. 14, 2017.?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow,Perry West

Christmas cash for the homeless: The legacy of one Denver priest continues

It was a chilly Thursday in December, with a dusting of snow on the ground. But that didn’t stop hundreds... Read more