Carol Zimmermann
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U.S. dioceses begin to bring back Communion Cup
As many restrictions put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted, some Catholic dioceses around the country are returning to offering consecrated wine in the chalice for Communion. → Read More
Catholic leaders respond to shooting at Colorado LGBTQ nightclub
Catholic leaders have condemned the Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that killed at least five people and injured at least 25. → Read More
Colorado baker fights ruling over cake celebrating gender transition
Colorado baker Jack Phillips is currently fighting a ruling that he violated the state’s anti-discrimination law for refusing to bake a cake to celebrate a gender transition. → Read More
Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing over same-sex union
U.S. District Judge Richard Young said the Indianapolis Archdiocese and its schools can select, retain or dismiss faculty according to their religious standards. → Read More
Armed man arrested for making death threats against Justice Kavanaugh
A man threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s Maryland home June 8, carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties. → Read More
How the Catholic Church in Uvalde is helping a devastated community grieve and heal
San Antonio’s archbishop said it was important to be with the people suffering to remind them they are not alone, to give families the support they need, and to show them “love, love, love.” → Read More
Leaked draft shows Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2. → Read More
‘We need her’: Faith leaders urge senators to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
“We need her,” Mary Novak, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby, said at the rally about Judge Jackson. “Network’s got your back.” → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to questions about abortion, critical race theory and her faith
The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson included 13 hours of questioning about her her views on abortion, critical race theory and her own faith. → Read More
March Madness starts with a Catholic school miracle: Saint Peter’s upset of Kentucky
A small Jesuit school—Saint Peter’s University of Jersey City, N.J.—upset the mighty University of Kentucky in the first round of the N.C.A.A. tournament. → Read More
Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber
The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a 6-3 vote. → Read More
Supreme Court leans toward blocking Maine program that excludes religious schools
In oral arguments that took nearly two hours, several of the justices found fault with the state’s decision process in determining just how religious a school was to decide if it could participate or not. → Read More
Supreme Court shows a willingness to weaken Roe v. Wade—but its ultimate fate is unclear
In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades the majority of justices Dec. 1 seemed willing to let that ban stay in place. But it was unclear if they would take this further and overturn Roe. → Read More
Teacher fired by Catholic school over same-sex marriage wins appeal to continue lawsuit
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 23 that an Indiana trial court “committed reversible error” when it dismissed a former teacher’s lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis earlier this year. → Read More
Sister Helen Prejean and Archbishop Coakley applaud decision to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence
“We are grateful that the governor has prevented an irreparable mistake.” → Read More
U.S. bishops approve $28 million National Eucharistic Congress for 2024
At their fall meeting, the U.S. bishop approved a three-year eucharistic revival that will culminate with the National Eucharistic Congress 2024 in Indianapolis. → Read More
John Garvey, the president of The Catholic University of America, will step down in June
John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America in Washington since 2010, announced Sept. 22 that he will be stepping down from the role he described as “an honor and a privilege” at the end of June. → Read More
Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejects challenge to Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court announced Aug. 12 that it will not hear an appeal from a group of students at Indiana University who are opposed to the university’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. → Read More
Dorothy’s iconic ‘The Wizard of Oz’ dress—missing for decades—discovered at Catholic University
Missing for decades, the university’s long-rumored possession of the blue gingham dress worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” showed up in a white trash bag stashed high in a theater department’s office. → Read More
After federal executions pause, activists call on Biden to end the death penalty for good
Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction — but not enough. → Read More