USCCB president calls Supreme Court ruling on marriage ‘tragic error’
In a 5-4 decision, the court said states must license same-sex marriage.
Organizers for meeting of families expect 1.5 million for papal Mass
More than 1.5 million people are expected for the Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia this September, said organizers of the next World Meeting of Families.
Court upholds health care subsidies in states with federal exchanges
A 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court June 25 upheld tax subsidies for participants in health care exchanges run by the federal government in states that refused to create them.
U.S. Catholic leaders laud Pope Francis for encyclical
U.S. Catholic leaders lauded Pope Francis for his encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home."
People express heartache, outrage as they mourn shooting victims
The tragic taking of nine lives at a historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, brought an outpouring of solidarity, compassion and sorrow from around the country.
Cardinal Dolan: Catholics, Jews find common concerns in dialogue
Through dialogue, Catholics and Jews and find common cause in the concerns that vex leaders of both religions, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said May 20 during a forum on the 50th anniversary…
Accessibility enriches faith life for parishioners
Parishioner in wheelchair shows how her church becoming wheelchair accessible has impacted her faith.
Refocus attention on poverty, Obama says at Georgetown summit
by Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Barack Obama, a late addition to a Catholic-evangelical summit at Georgetown University on overcoming poverty, said events like those in Ferguson, Missouri, and in Baltimore demonstrate a need…
Archbishop Naumann reacts to Hobby Lobby ruling
The Archbishop lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-to-4 decision on June 30 in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties.
Boston strong
If one overwhelming theme has struck James P. O’Sullivan since two bombs shook Boston on April 15, the Kansas City-area native finds that it is solidarity.