US Supreme Court reconsiders Roe v Wade abortion law
Mississippi is asking the justices to reverse a lower court ruling striking down the state's 15-week abortion ban in a case that could significantly chip away at Roe v Wade.
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Archbishop urges prayers for Supreme Court as it hears abortion law case
Crux,he chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Dec. 1 urged Catholics, people of other faiths and all people of goodwill to unite in prayer that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade.
Bishops support 3 for sainthood; 2 are from Louisiana
Crux,A Louisiana girl often called “The Little Cajun Saint” has been moved a second step toward actual sainthood, along with a teacher who evangelized door to door in Cajun country and a man who worked for decades at a Hansen’s disease colony in Hawaii.
Justices seem willing to allow Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban
Crux,Listen to this story: WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades — which looked at Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — the majority of justices Dec. 1 seemed willing to let that ban stay in place. But it was unclear […]
Gathered outside court, pro-lifers feel hopeful about outcome of Dobbs
Crux,The pro-life rally on the sidewalk outside the U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 1 found much to cheer about as the nine justices inside heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
For Brooklyn’s eighth bishop, returning to New York is a homecoming
Crux,Bishop Robert J. Brennan, 59, previously the bishop of Columbus, Ohio, succeeds Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, 77, whose retirement became effective Sept. 29, as Bishop of Brooklyn.
Faith leaders seek religious protections in Build Back Better childcare provisions
Crux,In a new letter to U.S. congressional leaders, religious leaders call for changes to the child care and universal pre-kindergarten provisions in the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better Act that won’t indirectly exclude religious providers.
Pro-life leaders react to President Joe Biden's statements about Dobbs abortion case
President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support of Roe v. Wade on Wednesday, in response to a question about the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the nation’s abortion precedent, though he said he did not listen to the oral arguments that took place earlier in the day.
Dobbs v. Jackson: What did Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett say?
As the wait begins for a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion case, close attention will be paid to the comments and questions of three conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that some observers view as possible swing votes: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
Pro-life leaders, legal experts speak out after Dobbs arguments at US Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, concerning Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks. Leading up to and in response following the oral arguments, pro-life leaders and legal experts offered their perspectives.
