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Supreme Court lets ruling stand preventing Ten Commandments display
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal about an order to remove a Ten Commandments display outside City Hall in Bloomfield, New Mexico.
Priest among six arrested at Pennsylvania pipeline construction site
A priest arrested for protesting a natural gas pipeline being built through land owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Pennsylvania said he acted because he agreed with the sisters that the project is desecrating the earth.
Catholic organizations, groups actively working on Puerto Rico’s recovery
Despite early logistical obstacles, as of Oct. 20, the local Caritas chapter had disbursed over $1.1 million in aid to an estimated 50,000 people -- including food, clothing, first aid supplies, potable water and sundries.
Al Smith dinner features congressman as keynoter, actress as emcee
House Speaker Paul Ryan and actress Patricia Heaton, both Catholics, offered up good-natured jokes at a Catholic fundraising dinner. Said Ryan of last year's comments by presidential candidate Donald Trump that critics said went too far: "Thank God he's learned his lesson."
New shrine enables Catholics to renew devotion to Fatima
Hundreds gathered for the dedication of the West Virginia shrine, which provides plenty of space to meditate upon the message of the beloved Marian apparition.
Mercy sister named 2017 Opus Prize laureate for outreach to women, girls
Sister Marilyn Lacey accepted the $1 million award for her work in providing educational and economic opportunities to impoverished women in Haiti and South Sudan.
Health care law: uncertain outcome after multiple diagnoses
A new poll shows most Americans favor -- but are not confident about -- bipartisan cooperation on making Obamacare work.
Vetoed bill on reproductive health called ‘massive overreach by NARAL’
Religious freedom advocates and pro-life leaders praised California Gov. Jerry Brown for vetoing a bill called the Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Act that targeted religious employers and their faith-based codes of conduct for employees.
Cross honoring soldiers who died in World War I deemed unconstitutional
While the majority of an appeals court said the monument "excessively entangles the government in religion," a dissenting judge said the government is not required by the First Amendment to "purge from the public sphere any reference to religion."
Archbishop says Katrina ordeal prompted pastoral visit to Harvey victims
The experience of recovering after a disastrous hurricane was nothing new for Archbishop Hughes, who was at the helm of the New Orleans Archdiocese during Hurricane Katrina. The stories from Houston reminded the archbishop of Katrina and he felt called to help.