Christine Rousselle
Christine Rousselle is a former DC Correspondent for Catholic News Agency. Prior to working at CNA, she was the managing web editor of Townhall.com; she has a BA in political science from Providence College.
Articles by Christine Rousselle
Virginia March for Life highlights importance of gubernatorial election
Sep 17, 2021 / 16:00 pmPro-life Virginians took to the streets of Richmond on Friday as part of the third annual Virginia March for Life.
Theodore McCarrick faces new sex abuse lawsuit in New Jersey
Sep 16, 2021 / 13:30 pmThree sex abuse lawsuits, including one naming disgraced former archbishop Theodore McCarrick as the alleged abuser, were filed on Thursday, Sept. 16 in a New Jersey court. All three lawsuits also named the Diocese of Metuchen as a defendant.
Federal judicial nominee grilled over 1990s religious freedom case
Sep 16, 2021 / 10:15 amMultiple senators accused a judicial nominee of being hostile to religious freedom during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
The Papal Foundation provides $800K in scholarships for studies in Rome
Sep 16, 2021 / 09:34 amThe Papal Foundation awarded nearly $800,000 in scholarships to 96 priests, brothers, sisters, and lay faithful as part of the Saint John Paul II Scholarship Program.
Live Action says Google’s removal of pro-life ads ‘unprecedented’
Sep 15, 2021 / 14:50 pmAccording to the pro-life group Live Action, the search engine Google canceled its advertisements for abortion pill reversal services. The act is further evidence of Google’s pro-abortion biases, a leading pro-life activist tells CNA.
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British doctors’ union drops opposition to assisted suicide
Sep 14, 2021 / 17:02 pmThe British Medical Association, the trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom, is no longer officially opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide.
Unity can only come from God, bishop tells prayer breakfast
Sep 14, 2021 / 11:01 amTrue unity comes from God and is not something created by man, the bishop of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter stressed at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Archbishops criticize ‘outrageous’ claims against St Junipero Serra
Sep 13, 2021 / 12:04 pmA California bill to replace a statue of St. Junipero Serra at the state capitol unfairly slanders the saint’s legacy, two archbishops claimed in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Sunday, Sept. 12.
‘March for the Martyrs’ to raise awareness of Christian persecution
Sep 10, 2021 / 10:01 amThe second annual March for the Martyrs, an event to draw attention to global Christian persecution, will be held on Sept. 25 in Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court halts execution of inmate requesting vocal prayer at his death
Sep 9, 2021 / 06:15 amThe Supreme Court late Wednesday evening halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate who had requested his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him in the execution chamber. The inmate, John Henry Ramirez, was scheduled to be executed Wednesday night.
In last-minute plea to Supreme Court, lawyers beg for prayer in execution chamber
Sep 8, 2021 / 14:04 pmReligious freedom advocates are requesting that a Texas death row inmate have access to vocal prayer and the touch of his pastor.
Cardinal Lacroix: The Eucharist is the sacrament of peace
Sep 7, 2021 / 16:07 pmThe COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive home the importance of the Eucharist, Gerald Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec said in a catechesis delivered Tuesday at the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest.
State's bishops 'celebrate every life saved' by Texas abortion law
Sep 7, 2021 / 11:11 amBishops around the country reacted with praise to a Texas law banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, and noted that women experiencing a crisis pregnancy have resources available, instead of abortion.
‘We took the direct hit’: Louisiana diocese in ‘some crisis’ a week after Ida
Sep 3, 2021 / 16:15 pmNearly a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodeaux is still without electricity. Many parts of the diocese do not have running water, and hospitals that were not damaged in the storm are currently overcrowded.
Contradicting past statements, Biden says he doesn’t believe life begins at conception
Sep 3, 2021 / 12:01 pmPresident Joe Biden (D) said on Friday, Sept. 3, that he does not believe life begins at conception - contradicting his previous statements on when life begins.
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick makes first court appearance, pleads not guilty
Sep 3, 2021 / 07:48 amFormer cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded ‘not guilty’ on Friday to several charges of sexual assault, while appearing for the first time in a Massachusetts court.
‘We'll get through it’: New Orleans pastor looks to rebuild after Ida
Sep 2, 2021 / 15:00 pmA New Orleans pastor whose parish school was severely damaged in Hurricane Ida is bracing himself for a “big expense,” but hopes classroom life will not be overly disrupted for students this year.
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Springfield, Illinois bishop won't deny Mass to mask-less Catholics
Sep 2, 2021 / 14:04 pmThe bishop of Springfield in Illinois is requesting that parishioners wear masks to Mass in compliance with a recent state public health order, but will not require COVID-19 vaccinations.
Nobel Peace Prize nominee urges Biden to protect Iraqi Christians
Sep 1, 2021 / 16:00 pmAfter the last U.S. forces left Afghanistan this week, an interfaith coalition implored President Joe Biden to keep American troops in Iraq to protect Christians and other persecuted religious minorities.
Pro-abortion groups appeal to Supreme Court against Texas' 'Heartbeat Act'
Aug 30, 2021 / 16:10 pmPro-abortion groups are asking the Supreme Court to block Texas’ law that would allow private citizens to sue abortion providers.