Christine Rousselle
Christine Rousselle is a former DC Correspondent for Catholic News Agency. Prior to working at CNA, she was the managing web editor of Townhall.com; she has a BA in political science from Providence College.
Articles by Christine Rousselle
The Impossible Burger: Ethics and a CNA taste test
Nov 9, 2019 / 05:00 amCNA spoke to Catholic moral theologians to discuss the ethics of eating meat, and the morality of eating faux meat during penitential fasts. And, lest CNA coverage of these products seem incomplete, we conducted a taste test.
Cardinals Nichols tells child sex abuse inquiry Church 'shocked to core'
Nov 8, 2019 / 16:33 pmThe Archbishop of Westminster has admitted that he did not properly handle an accusation of abuse in his archdiocese, as he also rejected calls for priests to violate the seal of confession.
Ohio Senate passes two pro-life laws despite legal challenges
Nov 7, 2019 / 14:00 pmOhio lawmakers have passed two pieces of new pro-life legislation while court battles challenging earlier pro-life laws continue.
Survey says: Most Catholics in US reject Church teaching on cohabitation
Nov 6, 2019 / 18:18 pmNearly three quarters of Catholics in the United States are not opposed to couples cohabitating before marriage, despite the Church’s moral teaching.
Texas bishops call for halt to Rodney Reed execution
Nov 5, 2019 / 18:00 pmThe Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops have called for the Gov. Greg Abbott to delay or cancel the execution of Rodney Reed, a convicted murderer who maintains his innocence.
Georgia bill would make 'transgender treatment' for minors a felony
Nov 1, 2019 / 15:00 pmA state representative in Georgia has proposed a law that would make it a felony for medical professionals to assist in changing a minor’s gender either through surgery or medication.
Meet Jan Benton - leading the charge for inclusion of Catholics with disabilities
Oct 30, 2019 / 12:44 pmWhen Janice Benton was attending college in Michigan, she answered an ad in her parish bulletin that was seeking someone willing to be a catechist for children with intellectual disabilities.
What is a conference of bishops? A CNA Explainer
Oct 24, 2019 / 18:01 pmThe role of president in a bishops’ conference is not as powerful as one may assume, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois told CNA Wednesday.
Appeals court rules against Little Sisters' exemption from HHS mandate
Oct 23, 2019 / 12:26 pmAttorneys for the Little Sisters of the Poor reiterated their call for the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after a second appeals court ruled against the sisters’ exemption from the federal contraception mandate.
Letter urges Congress to guard pro-life protections in foreign spending
Oct 22, 2019 / 13:27 pmA coalition of pro-life leaders has sent a letter calling on federal lawmakers to oppose an amendment to a foreign funding bill that would give money to organizations that promote abortion overseas.
Louisiana court skeptical, but lets challenge to abortion regulations continue
Oct 21, 2019 / 16:10 pmA lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s pro-life legislation will be allowed to continue, but the state is confident that it will prevail after the lower court re-examines whether the plaintiffs have standing to challenge the regulations.
Archdiocese of Washington opposes local bill to legalize prostitution
Oct 18, 2019 / 15:07 pmThe Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., was one of many organizations that testified Thursday during a hearing on a bill to decriminalize prostitution in the District of Columbia.
Vatican denies Indian nun's appeal of dismissal from religious life for disobedience
Oct 17, 2019 / 13:22 pmThe Congregation for the Oriental Churches has rejected the appeal of Sister Lucy Kalapura, who was dismissed from religious life in August for several acts of disobedience, including a protest of the handling of another nun's accusation that a bishop serially raped her.
UN set to elect slave state to human rights council
Oct 16, 2019 / 15:00 pmMauritania, the west African nation where slavery remains a widespread practice, is expected to be voted on to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council on Thursday.
Tax churches that oppose gay marriage, Democratic candidate says
Oct 11, 2019 / 12:00 pmA Democratic candidate for president has said religious institutions should be stripped of their tax-exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage.
Little Sisters of the Poor appeal to the Supreme Court, again
Oct 9, 2019 / 16:00 pmThe Little Sisters of the Poor have filed a petition requesting that the Supreme Court affirm the religious exemption protecting them from having to comply with the HHS Contraceptive Mandate of the Affordable Care Act.
Seattle Catholic schools to require vaccinations
Oct 3, 2019 / 12:35 pmChildren who attend Catholic schools administered by the Archdiocese of Seattle must be vaccinated and can no longer claim personal or religious opposition to vaccines, the archdiocese announced earlier this week.
City of Anchorage drops 'gender identity' complaint against women's shelter
Oct 1, 2019 / 12:30 pmThe city of Anchorage has dropped a complaint filed with the city’s Equal Rights Commission after a women’s shelter in the city refused to allow a biological man to stay the night, it was announced on Monday, Sept. 30.
Catholics with special needs ‘show us the face of Christ,’ says Burbidge
Oct 1, 2019 / 11:00 amCatholics with special needs are a central part of “who we are and what we do” as a community, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington told attendees of the diocesean Mass for Persons with Disabilities on Sunday, Sept. 29.
Bishops and Catholic Charities condemn new federal refugee limits
Sep 27, 2019 / 16:00 pmCatholic leaders and organizations have condemned an announcement by the Trump administration that it intends to cap the number of refugees admitted to the United States at 18,000 for the 2020 financial year.