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Supreme Court throws out inmate’s death sentence due to mental disability
The court's 6-3 decision Feb. 19 did not return the case to the lower courts as it did two years ago but instead tossed out the lower court's decision to execute Bobby James Moore.
Pipeline struggle reveals value of community to religious congregation
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Feb. 19, 2019, to hear an appeal by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ that their religious freedom was being violated by the construction of the pipeline through their land in Columbia, Pa.
Georgetown University rescinds honorary degree from McCarrick
Georgetown University in Washington is the latest institution to announce it is rescinding an honorary degree it gave to former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick in 2004.
Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post for $250 million
The 38-page suit claims there were "no less than six false and defamatory articles" in the newspaper about the Jan. 18 encounter at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, which went viral almost immediately.
Catholic mom blogger to speak at motherhood group
Heather Renshaw, author of "Death by Minivan," will share her insights on faith and parenting at March 25 talk hosted by St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Media.
Religion, arts enhance STEM learning at Good Shepherd School
The regional Catholic school in Ardsley, Montgomery County is using robotics and computer coding among other tools to help teach lessons of faith to students in grades K to eight.
Tolton sainthood cause advances; next step would be ‘venerable’ decree
A nine-member Vatican theological commission unanimously voted that Father Tolton's cause be moved forward to the cardinals and archbishops in the Congregation for Saints' Causes for a final vote to send a decree of the priest's "heroic virtues" to Pope Francis.
N.J. priest at Vatican, removed in 2018, was accused of abuse in 200
UPDATED - U.S. Msgr. Joseph R. Punderson was instructed by his bishop to resign his Vatican post late in 2018 and then was removed from ministry 15 years after he was found to be credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor.
Survivors Speak: What Vatican summit must do to stop abuse
Abuse survivors and support groups were very clear about what they want the world's bishops, religious superiors, the pope and the Vatican to do to protect children and end clerical sexual abuse.
Bill that prices carbon pollution would yield a dividend for everyone
A bipartisan bill that would put a price on each ton of carbon pollution and likely broaden efforts to develop forms of renewable energy is getting wide support from Catholic advocates concerned about climate change.