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Full effects of Hobby Lobby ruling yet to be seen
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court's ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby was barely out of the clerk's box June 30 before pundits were staking out claims about what the decision means. About 50 federal court cases hinge on how the ruling is applied, and another 50 or so raise questions about how nonprofit organizations must comply with the Affordable Care Act.
Archeparchy to invite families persecuted for faith to 2015 gathering
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Archbishop Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia plans to invite families who have endured religious persecution to attend the World Meeting of Families being held in Philadelphia in September 2015.
Phone calls, evacuations: Gaza’s Christians work together to stay safe
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Members of the tiny Christian community in the Gaza Strip have been keeping tabs on each other and lending a helping hand to keep each other safe during Israeli airstrikes throughout the region, but nowhere in the territory is really safe, said a priest at the territory's only Catholic parish.
With friends’ help, singer with Parkinson’s still able to make music
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Grace Griffith, a vocalist who has had Parkinson's disease since 1996, announced in 2003 that she was making her swan song from the stage.
Lead by example: Pope offers abuse victims open ear, open heart
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than a meeting and homily, Pope Francis laid out a clear road map for the church when he celebrated Mass and welcomed abuse survivors to the Vatican.
Crowd-funding effort launched for French cathedral window restoration
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The American Friends of Chartres has launched a crowd-funding campaign in the United States to help restore and preserve a 20-foot-high 13th-century stained-glass window in the Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in France.
Utah to appeal ruling on same-sex marriage ban to U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY (CNS) -- Utah's attorney general said July 9 the state will go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of overturning a federal appellate court's ruling that overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Goal of Ignatian retreats to help people move out of poverty, find hope
ORANGE, Calif. (CNS) -- He was a young man, but his addiction had been raging for a long time -- and it had destroyed everything.
O’Hara football coach Dan Algeo, 49, laid to rest after Mass
Though in disbelief of Algeo’s death, family and friends reflected on his life and the remarkable impact he made, as well as prayed for his ultimate victory in eternal life, during funeral rites this week.
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announces the following appointments effective as noted.