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January 2019

January 11, 2019

UPDATE & CORRECTION: A nun invited President Trump to meet refugees at her center near the border

UPDATE: CNS this afternoon posted an update and correction, noting that an earlier version of...

January 07, 2019

Praying for an end to the government shutdown

An interesting detail opens this afternoon's report by The New York Times: Vice President Mike...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

The nun who tweets daily prayers to President Trump

I hadn't heard about this until this week, but she's been doing it ever since...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

Democrats seek to allow religious head coverings on House floor

Details: Newly empowered Democrats plan to let lawmakers wear religious head coverings on the House...

November 17, 2018

President Trump proposes new way around birth control mandate

From The New York Times: The Trump administration is making it easier for employers to...

November 09, 2018

Matthew Whitaker’s Christian worldview

We haven't heard or read much about the acting attorney general's religious background. I was...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

What we have come to: GOP candidate heckled during moment of silence for Pittsburgh

I don't care what your political affiliation, this is just abhorrent: Signaling how high the...

October 26, 2018

Meet the man who would become Tennessee’s first Catholic governor

The Tennessean profiles today the two contenders for governor, with special attention to their respective...

October 19, 2018

WATCH: Nikki Haley at the Al Smith Dinner

CNN has a good summary: Outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley joked Thursday during the...

October 13, 2018

WATCH: Freed pastor Andrew Brunson prays with President Trump in the Oval Office

Here's something you don't see every day. The New York Times reports: President Trump welcomed...

October 11, 2018

What did Brett Kavanaugh do after joining the Supreme Court?

As he does every week, he did this: served up food to the homeless with...

September 2018

September 15, 2018

Steve Bannon drafting curriculum for Catholic institute in Italy

From Reuters: Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is helping to craft the curriculum...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

John McCain’s faith

A glimpse at another side of the late war hero, via Maeve Reston at CNN: He...

July 2018

July 11, 2018

‘Catholics rock the courthouse’

From Kathleen Parker in The Washington Post: There’s no question the bench is heavily weighted...

July 10, 2018

Montana dioceses restate policies on priests and political activity

After last week's news, some clarification from local church leadership. From CNS: Montana’s two Catholic...

July 09, 2018

BREAKING: President Trump nominates another Catholic for SCOTUS: Brett Kavanaugh

It became official tonight, when President Trump introduced him and his family during his announcement...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

Maxine and Martin: What’s love got to do with it? Everything.

This was Rep. Maxine Waters speaking at a rally Saturday, in a now-infamous diatribe against...

June 19, 2018

Hundreds of members of United Methodist Church file formal complaint against Jeff Sessions

Details: More than 600 members of the United Methodist Church have issued a formal complaint...

May 2018

May 16, 2018

‘These aren’t people. These are animals.’—UPDATED

From The New York Times: President Trump lashed out at undocumented immigrants during a White...

May 03, 2018

House chaplain withdraws resignation; Ryan backs down, reinstates him

From The New York Times: The chaplain of the House of Representatives, who was recently...

May 02, 2018

Trump weighs ending funds to Planned Parenthood, fulfilling campaign promise

From Axios: The Trump administration is debating whether to cut off abortion providers such as...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

Catholic chaplain for House of Representatives asked to resign—UPDATED

From The Hill: House Chaplain Patrick Conroy’s sudden resignation has sparked a furor on Capitol...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

New spending bill will continue to fund Planned Parenthood

In case anyone missed it, Catholic News Agency reports: The stopgap omnibus funding bill passed...

March 23, 2018

Cardinal Dolan: The Democrats have abandoned Catholics

The cardinal archbishop of New York has penned a blistering op-ed piece in today's Wall...

March 14, 2018

Larry Kudlow: from cocaine abuse to Catholic convert to CNBC to Donald Trump’s White House

From The New York Times: President Trump is expected to name Larry Kudlow, a CNBC...

March 14, 2018

Conor Lamb’s deacon connection—UPDATED

The man who has been dominating the political headlines for the last 24 hours—and is...

March 13, 2018

Mike Pompeo: ‘Jesus Christ our savior is truly the only solution for our world’

So, who is Mike Pompeo? It turns out, the man tapped to replace Secretary of...

March 09, 2018

Can an atheist win an election in Tennessee?

It's an interesting question, and we'll know the answer soon: Gayle Jordan, a Democrat running...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Kid in popemobile gets “top prize” at White House

View image | gettyimages.com Fron AP: A toddler dressed like the pope and pushed along...

October 29, 2015

John Boehner on the power of the Holy Spirit

This is something exceptional: the departing Speaker of the House, discussing candidly his Catholic faith...