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February 06, 2019
February 06, 2019
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska has said there is “uncertainty and confusion” within the Church over moral teaching, including “at a very high level” of the hierarchy. While praising Pope Francis, the bishop also discussed the role of the papacy, saying that even popes “cannot overturn what has been infallibly taught”. Bishop Conley’s remarks
February 06, 2019
The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty called on the leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee to end a line of questioning for judicial nominees at confirmation hearings that involves their religious faith. This type of questioning “amounts to a religious test” for serving in office, is unconstitutional and in recent hearings
February 06, 2019
Anger and disgust over comments by Virginia politicians supporting abortion even when a woman is delivering her baby inspired hundreds of people with two days’ notice to attend the pro-life Resist Infanticide Rally outside South County High School in Lorton on February 2. Rally participants said the callous statements about late-term abortion had shocked them
February 06, 2019
Two weeks after the much-talked about and interpreted incident that occurred between Catholic high school students, a Native American tribal leader and members of another protest group, lawyers for one of the students sent more than 50 letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic dioceses warning of possible legal action. The letters –
February 06, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) used a confirmation hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee to question a judicial nominee about her views on the “sinfulness” of same-sex marriage. Booker, who recently announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, put the questions to Neomi Rao during a February 5 hearing. Rao has been
February 06, 2019
The Holy See would consider mediating in Venezuela if invited by both sides, Pope Francis has said. The papal nuncio to Britain has been criticised for not giving evidence to an abuse inquiry. Ghana’s bishops have deplored election-related violence. St Oscar Romero’s brother has died aged 89. Peter Stanford sums up what Pope Francis achieved
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