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Supply chain issues ‘dramatically’ delay tombstone deliveries
For families who have lost someone during the pandemic, feeling closure by getting a headstone at the cemetery can take not months but up to a year, and at high prices. Industry leaders cite snowballing problems of material supply, labor and delivery.
Catholic Foundation welcomes new executive member
Longtime nonprofit leader Peggy Sweeney has been appointed as the organization's chief advancement officer.
Pilgrim’s path: Parsing what the president said the pope said
A closer look at the record-long Oct. 29 meeting between Pope Francis and President Biden suggests a pastoral, rather than political, approach on the issue of abortion and Communion.
N.Y. court to reconsider mandate for abortion coverage by religious groups
Albany Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger hailed the move as a recognition of "serious constitutional concerns" over New York's "heavy-handed" requirement for religious employers to provide insurance coverage for abortion.
Bishops’ focus on Communion crisis highlights bigger issue, theologians say
Lack of understanding about the sacrament points to broader social isolation and anxiety, as well as confusion over what it means to be Catholic in the modern world, experts noted.
Immigration advocates praise new effort by DHS to end ‘Remain in Mexico’
Bishops and Catholic groups hailed the Biden administration's move to reverse a "degrading and life-threatening policy" that keeps asylum seekers in Mexico until their U.S. immigration cases are heard.
‘Entire human family’ must help solve climate crisis, say Catholic leaders
Reducing emissions, developing renewable energy and ensuring access to clean water "demands ongoing effort from all of us," said three U.S. Catholic leaders said as the UN's COP26 gathering began in Glasgow.
Supreme Court could be leaning to allow challenges to Texas abortion law
Justices expressed some unease with the law's framing, which could lead to a narrow ruling that would return lawsuits against the legislation to lower courts.
Cardinal: Protecting human life at all stages is more important than ever
In an Oct. 27 address at the University of Notre Dame, Cardinal Gerhard Müller said despite secularization and moral relativism, "we can never replace the final goal of human existence: being with God."
Court rejects vaccine religious exemption for Maine health care workers
In a one-sentence order issued Oct. 29, the Supreme Court upheld the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, which was announced by the governor in August.