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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in death penalty case
A death penalty case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 30 examines whether a Texas death-row inmate was given effective counsel when he was sentenced to death in 1997.
Lebanese cardinal inaugurates New York chapel to St. Charbel
Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics, inaugurated a chapel to Lebanon's St. Charbel in St. Patrick's Cathedral. The chapel is the first of its kind outside Lebanon.
‘We must remember compassion is contagious,’ says Pacem honoree
Widad Akreyi selfless commitment to human rights for all inspired the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Coalition to select her as the 47th recipient of the award first given in 1964.
Bishops question federal agents’ detention of child with cerebral palsy
Rosa Maria Hernandez, who is in the country without documents, was en route to a hospital for emergency gall bladder surgery in Corpus Christi when federal agents first detained and held her Oct. 10.
Head of Cristo Rey New York High School receives Spirit of Francis Award
Now in its fourth year, the Spirit of Francis Award recognizes an individual or group for their commitment "to reach out to the margins of society" in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis and the founder of Catholic Extension, Father Francis Clement Kelley.
Faith, culture fused in a day to remember deceased loved ones
The purpose of both Dia de los Inocentes and Dia de los Muertos is to remember the dead and pray for their souls in purgatory, to help them atone for their sins and move into the presence of Christ.
Puerto Ricans see link between poverty, hurricane deaths
"To many people we are invisible, even though maybe we are the majority (of the island's population)."
Knights CEO praises plan for getting U.S. aid to persecuted Christians
U.S. aid to Christians in the Middle East will no longer go through the U.N., but now directly to "faith-based and private organizations" through a U.S. agency, said Vice President Mike Pence.
French priest receives human rights award for genocide research
Father Patrick Desbois is the founder of Yahad-In Unum, an organization based in Paris dedicated to identifying and commemorating the sites of mass executions in Eastern Europe during World War II.
Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults
About 2,000 young adults attended the Chicago Archdiocese's (re)Encounter -- an evening of music, speakers, faith sharing and eucharistic adoration aimed at energizing the faith of young adult Catholics.