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U.S. Supreme Court examines potential racial bias in juries on death penalty cases
WASHINGTON -- In mid-March, the U.S. Supreme Court considered possible racially biased juries in two death penalty cases. They rejected one case and listened...
California bishops applaud Gov. Newsom for death penalty moratorium
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Catholic bishops of California welcomed the March 13 decision by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a moratorium on executions...
Panel: Aim of ‘seamless garment’ to unite Catholics on all life issues
NEW YORK — Since Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin introduced the “seamless garment” approach to life issues 35 years ago, the notion has been both...
President George H.W. Bush remembered as man of faith, ‘epitome of public service’
WASHINGTON -- When he was running for re-election in 1992, President George H.W. Bush told Catholic News Service that he believed that a strong...
USCCB, evangelicals weigh in on civic responsibility issues for election day
WASHINGTON -- Catholics are far from the only religion in the public-policy arena. One such Christian counterpart is the National Association of Evangelicals, which...
Supreme Court examines dementia, health issues in death penalty cases
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court, no stranger to death penalty cases, is looking very narrowly at two aspects of capital punishment this term:...
Top Vatican diplomat calls for universal abolition of death penalty
VATICAN CITY — Abolishing the death penalty worldwide would reflect the brave and hope-filled belief that crime can be dealt with without capital punishment...
Earliest followers of Christ rejected all violence and bloodshed: Anthony Magliano
By ANTHONY MAGLIANO
“But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you,...
Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin’s consistent ethic of life
I once heard someone argue that Jesus' family from Nazareth must have been prosperous and wealthy.
The argument ran like this: "The Gospel tells us...
Social justice Catholic group’s letter objects to Kavanaugh nomination
WASHINGTON — A Sept. 4 letter signed by more than 1,500 Catholic nuns, priests and other church leaders from around the country addressed to...