The Supreme Court delivered an important victory for religious freedom Monday. Contrary to much of the hype about women’s rights being endangered, Americans of every political stripe, of every religious faith, and nonbelievers can celebrate it. The question before the court was whether or not the...
(CNA/EWTN News).- Lay Catholics on the East Coast have teamed up with a prominent cardinal to create ads for secular radio proclaiming the Church’s message to an audience who may not otherwise hear it. “This is an incredible opportunity to have listeners on a secular news...
By Jennifer Manning Today is the feast of the Annunciation, the day on which we remember Mary’s blessed fiat, her yes, her surrender to God’s will for her life. Exactly nine months from Christmas Day we ponder what a momentous event in Mary’s life this must have...
I have often spoken of the important contribution that Catholic Voices USA is making to the new evangelization, and now our own Scot Landry, who has been serving as Cabinet Secretary for Catholic Media, is being named the new national director for the United States. We are very...
by Kerry Pound, M.D. When I was a third-year medical student beginning my rotation on obstetrics and gynecology, one of the physicians began her lecture with the following statement: “We are the only specialty that deals with two patients at once.” “Two patients”…. a simple-yet-profound statement recognizing that...
By Karna Swanson DENVER. When the time comes for you to defend the traditional definition of marriage in the public square — and it will come — are you prepared? There is no other single issue that causes more heated debates at this moment than the civil...
Motherhood and abortion are two topics often viewed as separate. In fact, we tend to focus almost exclusively on the child when condemning the act. However, maternal love seen as an absolute value must not be absent when addressing the tragedy of killing the unborn....
When the white smoke appeared, those of us in St. Peter’s Square couldn’t help but feel that we stood at the heart of our faith: architectural beauty surrounded us as smoke wafted upwards and bells tolled; a real sense of hope spread among people of...
Kim Daniels [is the] director of Catholic Voices USA, a group of lay faithful seeking to defend Catholic teaching in public life. Daniels told CNA that Pope Francis’ election “shows that the Catholic Church doesn’t fit into familiar left/right categories.” She added that “Cardinal Bergoglio brings so...
New York doesn’t often lag behind other states — except when it comes to supporting women and girls facing unplanned pregnancies. State law doesn’t require that they receive full information about their options, and it does little to provide pregnant women with tangible support to...