National News
Governor says pro-life laws can ‘change America by changing states’
The life debate is not just a "Catholic thing," but rather a natural law and human rights issue, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas said in an interview, citing state laws limiting certain abortion procedures.
Four national Catholic publications call for ending the death penalty
Four nationally circulated Catholic publications called for abolishing the death penalty in the United States in a jointly published editorial.
Kansas governor discusses effort to repeal death penalty
A bill to repeal the death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life without parole is currently making its way through the Kansas Legislature.
Notre Dame’s Father Hesburgh laid to rest with grand memorial
Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh frequently told friends and colleagues that his greatest ambition was to be a humble servant to God.
Good marriages ‘lead to a flourishing society,’ says speaker
Marriage is not only a social good, but an economic one as well, said speakers on a recent panel on "The Future of Marriage in America."
‘Selma’ prompts painful memories for Sister of St. Joseph who marched
Sister Barbara Moore wanted to see the film "Selma," but by herself "because emotionally I knew it would probably be impactful."
CRS rejects claims it supplied birth control in Kenya
Catholic Relief Services called assertions that it had supplied birth control in Kenya "misleading, exaggerated and untrue." It had opted out of objectionable provisions of a government AIDS program.
People of faith urged to make home ‘the way you want the world to look’
The discussion on religious liberty is not the purview of a single denomination or faith tradition, but one that affects every U.S. citizen, said speakers on a panel looking at the issue.
San Diego Diocese to be headed by California native Bishop McElroy
Pope Francis tapped San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy to lead the San Diego Diocese. The bishop holds degrees in American history from Harvard and Stanford.
Youths enjoy rock concert retreat experience
It wasn't their parent's idea of retreat, but hundreds of kids in sixth through eighth grades came to retreats with a vocations theme at two archdiocesan high schools last weekend.