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Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, lifelong Catholic, dies at 84
Rooney, a lifelong Catholic, died April 13 in Pittsburgh at age 84. He helped shape the modern National Football League.
Panelists on both sides of abortion debate if pro-lifers can be feminists
Three speakers from each side of the abortion issue debated the topic for an hour and ultimately agreed on one thing: the need for both sides to build more coalitions to improve conditions for women, including better overall access to health care.
More states consider assisted suicide legislation
More states are considering assisted suicide legislation, although few seem to be making inroads in adding themselves to the five states and the District of Columbia where it is legal.
Bishop urges Arkansas governor to reconsider seven executions
The executions are scheduled April 17-27 and were announced months ago by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who said they had to be done in quick succession to use the state's final batch of the sedative midazolam before it expired at the end of April.
An empty tomb and a bodily resurrection: why it matters
Catholics and other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but the Apostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead.
Byzantine Catholic dedicates life to spreading Fatima message
Natalie Martha Loya, a Byzantine Catholic who lives in the Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, crisscrossed the country during her 35-year apostolate of spreading the Fatima message.
U.S. Catholics urged to use Passion as motivation to ‘change the world’
In cities across the country, the Good Friday Way of the Cross has become a modern-day portrayal of the 14 Stations of the Cross in the passion of Jesus and a way of drawing attention to social justice issues of the day.
New film on Armenian genocide took two years to make, longer to realize
Kirk Kerkorian, the Armenian-American who owned the MGM studio 1969-86, had wanted to make a film about the genocide, but could not. "It was a controversial topic, even when he owned the company."
Cardinal prays for abuse survivors, urges solidarity with bombing victims
Noting that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Cardinal Wuerl said that the Archdiocese of Washington takes seriously its obligation "to make sure young people are always in a safe environment."
Lutheran playground case before court zeros in on religious liberty
At issue in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer is if the state of Missouri can exclude houses of worship in a playground refurbishment grant program using tire scraps.