By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — School choice initiatives are no longer at the back of the class raising their hand and never getting called on. Today, they are taking a front seat in education circles, state assemblies and even … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Regis Duvignau, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Giving priority to Christian refugees for settlement programs would be “a trap” that discriminates and fuels religious tensions in the Middle East, said Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic patriarch. “Every … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — As President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum intended to restrict the entry of terrorists coming to the United States in the guise of refugees, the action brought quick response from … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters By Kurt Jensen and Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — The leaders of the pro-life movement are used to having the ear of the president, as they had with Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George … Continue reading →

By Philippe Vaillancourt QUEBEC CITY — Faith and political leaders condemned a shooting at Quebec’s main mosque that left at least six people dead. Vigils were scheduled Jan. 30 in Quebec City and Montreal, the evening after two men entered … Continue reading →

By WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump’s executive memorandum intended to restrict the entry of terrorists coming to the United States brought an outcry from Catholic leaders across the U.S. Church leaders used phrases such as “devastating,” “chaotic” and “cruel” … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Tens of thousands of pro-lifers filled the grounds near the Washington Monument and marched up Constitution Avenue to the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 27 as both a protest of legalized … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — Flanked by the parishioners and well-wishers he called his “new family,” Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, celebrated Mass at his titular church in Rome. The cardinal formally … Continue reading →

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Tens of thousands of pro-lifers filled the grounds near the Washington Monument and marched up Constitution Avenue to the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 27 as both a protest of legalized … Continue reading →

By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Vice President Mike Pence told pro-life advocates from across the U.S. Jan. 27 that “life is winning in America, and today is a celebration of that progress.” Pence addressed the March for Life on the National … Continue reading →