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Anthony McCarten wrote ‘The Two Popes’ as a nonfiction book, then...

WASHINGTON -- Anthony McCarten is a double-dipper. Not that there's anything wrong with that. The Catholic writer first wrote a nonfiction book called "The Two...

Death penalty foes applaud message of new movie ‘Just Mercy,’ based...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The upcoming movie “Just Mercy” “has the potential to wake up out of a slumber the part of society that either...

Big push made for Mexican premiere of ‘Unplanned’ movie

WASHINGTON — For U.S. elections, candidates and political parties may develop something they call a “50-state strategy.” But for the Oct. 25 premiere in...

Impeachment? Add it to the list of reasons bills are sidetracked

WASHINGTON — So an impeachment query in the House, and a potential trial in the Senate, want to get in the way of legislation...

Immigration judges at the U.S.-Mexico border say they base decisions to...

WASHINGTON -- Some immigration judges hearing cases at the U.S.-Mexico border have confided to their fellow jurists they have issued decisions on an immigrant's...

Analysis: Looking at Elizabeth Warren’s child care plan through a pro-life...

WASHINGTON -- In February, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, a leading Democratic presidential aspirant, made a splash when she unveiled one of her many plans,...

Efforts to prevent gun violence urges firearms makers, sellers to adopt...

WASHINGTON -- The desire for action on preventing more gun violence may face hurdles in Congress, but those pressing for change are having an...

Religious shareholders press their case on gun manufacturers, retailers

WASHINGTON -- The desire for action on preventing more gun violence may face hurdles in Congress, but those pressing for change are having an...

FCC weakens rules on children’s programming

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission acted in July to weaken the rules governing children’s educational and informational programming. Sure, the FCC, in its July...

Parkland survivors, U.S. bishops have much in common on gun violence

WASHINGTON — After the mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, 2018 — this...

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