Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON -- U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky won the Olympic gold medal July 28 for the women's 1,500-meter freestyle, a new event, on the heels...

WASHINGTON — When Simone Biles, described as the world’s greatest gymnast, announced July 27 she would not be competing in a team event with...

WASHINGTON — A Catholic school in Lansing, Mich., and two school parents are suing state officials over the state’s requirement that students wear face...

WASHINGTON — Catholic immigration advocates are urging Congress and President Joe Biden to speed up legislation to protect immigrants after a federal judge ruled...

WASHINGTON — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction,...

WASHINGTON  -- In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from...

WASHINGTON -- When the Supreme Court decided May 17 to take up a challenge to a Mississippi abortion law, it brought abortion back to...

WASHINGTON — Many Catholic dioceses and archdioceses across the country — which closed their parish doors for a time at the start of the...

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill requiring death-row inmates to choose between the electric chair or the...

WASHINGTON — As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be...