Tag: Washington
New rules could extend time migrant children, families spend in detention
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has moved to cast aside an agreement that previously limited the amount of time the government could detain migrant...
Supreme Court to review DACA case in next term
WASHINGTON -- In its next term, the Supreme Court will examine if the Trump administration illegally tried to end a program that protects young...
Washington bishops support ballot initiative on gun violence prevention
SEATTLE — The Catholic bishops of Washington state endorsed a ballot initiative that would boost gun safety measures and restrict the purchase and ownership...
‘Love Saves Lives’ is the theme for 2018 March for Life
WASHINGTON — The theme for the 45th annual March for Life will be “Love Saves Lives: Life Is the Loving, Empowering and Self-Sacrificial Option.”
The...
America needs ‘new sense of our common humanity,’ says Red Mass...
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez on Oct. 1 asked the Supreme Court justices, government officials, lawyers and other members...
Vatican diplomat recalled from U.S. during child-porn investigation
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — A member of the Vatican diplomatic corps serving in Washington has been recalled to the Vatican where he is...
This is your moment to evangelize, convocation delegates told
Catholic News Service
ORLANDO, Fla. —Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl urged participants at the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of The Gospel in America”...
Catholics bring Pope Francis' call to protect creation to climate march
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Carrying banners and signs with quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” hundreds of Catholics joined the People's Climate March...
U.S. bishops have varied stances on offering sanctuary to immigrants facing...
WASHINGTON — The bishop of Sacramento, California, said Catholic churches in the diocese could offer sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation, while the archbishop of...
Spiritual success measures quality of American life, Trump says at prayer...
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — “Spiritual success” is a more accurate measure for the United States than wealth, according to likely billionaire President Donald Trump...