Archive for March 5, 2015
The important role you can play in defending marriage in Nebraska
On March 9, hundreds of same-sex couples will flood Nebraska’s county clerk offices to receive marriage licenses for the first... Read more
Italy's bishops help the poor through a 'Loan for Hope' microcredit
The Italian bishops conference relaunched on Monday its microcredit initative for families and small businesses, a program first begun in... Read more
'Capital punishment must end' – Catholic publications unite in rare joint statement
Four U.S. Catholic publications with a broad range of audiences have come together in a joint editorial citing Church leaders... Read more
For Middle East Christians, UN indifference is deadly
Inaction on the part of the United Nations and international community toward the brutality of ISIS has drawn criticism from... Read more
Abandonment is the greatest suffering of the elderly, Pope says
Pope Francis said Thursday that when it comes to caring for the elderly, palliative care is necessary because it counters... Read more
Cardinal Egan commended to Christ's mercy
Cardinal Edward Egan, a former Archbishop of New York who shepherded the city in the wake of the Sept. 11... Read more
Are kids just as well off with same-sex parents? Maybe not, studies say
The idea that children raised in same-sex households fare as well as children of married opposite-sex couples may not withstand... Read more
