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Bishops to vote for USCCB president, vice president at fall assembly
The U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their upcoming fall general assembly taking place Nov. 11-13 in Baltimore.
Bishops urge U.S. Supreme Court not to redefine ‘sex’ in civil rights law
The chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees have urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to redefine "sex" in civil rights law, arguing this would change the definition of "a fundamental element of humanity that is the basis of the family and would threaten religious liberty."
Catholic Extension honors Louisiana faith leader for uniting communities
Mack McCarter, who has spent a lifetime helping hurting communities by building "a system of caring relationships," starting in his hometown of Shreveport, La., is the winner of Catholic Extension's 2019-2020 Lumen Christi Award.
Program provides children with small gifts, shares joy of Jesus’ birth
Box of Joy is a project of Cross Catholic Outreach, a relief and development agency headed by Jim Cavnar, president.
Founder of Project Rachel named recipient of 2020 Evangelium Vitae Medal
UPDATED - The University of Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture will award its 2020 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Vicki Thorn, founder of the post-abortion healing ministry Project Rachel.
Acting DHS head shouted down by protesters at immigration conference
UPDATED - Kevin McAleenan was the keynote speaker but was shouted off the stage by protesters. The daylong conference brought together immigration and civil rights attorneys, policy experts, immigration reporters and activists.
Impeachment? Add it to the list of reasons bills are sidetracked
Advocates for several Catholic organizations interviewed by Catholic News Service said the impeachment inquiry is but one of many factors making movement on bills as slow as molasses in January.
Canonization is chance for campus groups to ‘reclaim’ name
The upcoming canonization of Blessed John Henry Newman begs the question: Do Catholic college students today even know who Cardinal Newman is?
Church, government partner to help more inmates get college education
So-called "Second Chance" Pell Grants, an experimental program to fund college educations for inmates and in which two Catholic institutions have been participating, are getting an expanded boost toward permanence.
Catholics more motivated to donate if ethical investing is assured
The survey for Boston-based Catholic Investment Services found that about 87% of respondents would be more likely to donate to Catholic institutions if they knew the money would be invested in ways consistent with church teaching and values.