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Brownback OK’d as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom
Nominated to the post in July by President Donald Trump, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Catholic, was confirmed Jan. 24. The Senate vote was 49-49 and Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote.
Young pro-life leaders seek to break stereotypes about millennials
The annual trip to the nation's capital for the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School group helps students grasp the reality and immensity of the abortion issue, Trey Krause said.
U.S. bishops name three young adults as delegates to pre-synod meeting
UPDATED - A religious brother, a campus ministry director and a youth minister who is a wife and new mother have been named to represent the United States as young adult delegates at a pre-synod gathering in Rome in March.
First Indiana March for Life shows pro-life movement ‘alive and well’
The event was the culmination of efforts by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the Diocese of Lafayette and Right to Life of Indianapolis. Their goal was to support and raise awareness of the pro-life cause, and to promote pro-life action and legislation at the state level.
Bishop Bambera: Christians can be models of unity in divisive time
Speaking at an event during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the bishop of Scranton envisioned Christians of all traditions coming together for prayer and to work together on a variety of activities for the common good.
USCCB president calls for prayer after pair of school shootings
UPDATED - In a statement released Jan. 23 after the second shooting in two days, Cardinal DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Christians experience the pain of the family and friends of the victims "as if it were our own."
Virginia Catholics discuss how to face ‘sin of racism,’ dismantle it
Just over five months after a violent white supremacy rally shook Charlottesville -- and the nation -- to its core, more than 80 area Catholics gathered to discuss racism and how to face it, dismantle it and advance toward equality for all.
Bishops consider plans to revitalize appeal of a Catholic education
Catholic bishops are looking to transform Catholic schools in response to decades of declining enrollment. "It's a matter of preparing the whole person for college and for heaven," said one bishop.
Fourth annual OneLife LA draws thousands to celebrate life at all stages
The crowd gathered for the fourth annual OneLife LA Jan. 20 at Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate "the beauty and dignity of every human life from conception to natural death."
Cardinal praises House for voting to protect babies who survive abortion
"A child born alive following an abortion should receive the same degree of care to preserve her life and health as would be given to any other child born alive at the same gestational age," Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said.