Tag 'catholic teaching'

FBI Director Christopher Wray is shown in 2017 during his Senate confirmation hearing. Last month, Wray reiterated his contention that an internal FBI memo that targeted ‘radical-traditionalist Catholics’ as potential domestic terrorists was merely a regrettable blunder by an agent.

The Federal Bureau of Intimidation?

EDITORIAL: We should be concerned that the FBI is on its way to becoming an agency of intimidation wielded against the Catholic faithful of our nation whenever any member speaks out against abortion and gender ideology.

The Editors Editorial August 18, 2023

The New Jersey Supreme Court Monday upheld a Catholic school’s ability to enforce an employee code of conduct in line with Catholic moral teaching.

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Catholic School Can Require Teachers to Follow Catholic Teaching

The seven-person court unanimously ruled in favor of St. Theresa’s and New Jersey religious schools in its unanimous decision Monday.

Peter Pinedo/CNA Nation August 15, 2023

Pope Francis receives a present from a child as he arrives to a meeting with young people at Papp Laszlo Sportarena during his visit in Budapest, Hungary, April 29.

Pope Francis’ Hungary Visit Demonstrated His Social Vision — and the False Media Narratives That Attempt to Define Him

COMMENTARY: On the choice between Brussels and Budapest, Pope Francis picked Rome — exposing reductive media accounts in the process.

Jonathan Liedl Commentaries May 4, 2023

Pope Francis started his Canada trip by visiting the cemetery and chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 25, 2022.

Vatican: ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ is Not Catholic Teaching

According to the statement, in recent years, a renewed dialogue with indigenous peoples, including Catholic indigenous, has helped the Church to better understand their values, cultures, as well as past and present sufferings.

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican March 30, 2023

A Mary, Queen of Heaven, statue stands on a pedestal in front of St. Francis Hospital on April 21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Catholic Moral Tradition Shines Light on Hard Questions About Abortion

Part I: Catholic medical ethicists explain the Catholic tradition of double-effect theory and explore its ongoing impact on medicine and legislation.

Sophia Feingold Nation December 2, 2022

An Afghan boy walks with a U.S. service member as he and his family are led through the Dulles International Airport to board a bus that will take them to a refugee processing center after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 31, 2021 in Dulles, Virginia.

Resettling Afghans Who Aided US Efforts a Matter of Justice, Some Claim

Catholic foreign-policy experts agree America has an obligation to help but differ on whether resettlement in the U.S. should be prioritized.

Jonathan Liedl World September 1, 2021

Canadian flags in the forefront of the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa. Canada

Canadian Bishops' Charitable Arm to End Partnerships with Groups in Conflict with Catholic Teaching

Out of 205 organizations, 63 were reviewed over “concerns that some of the non-financed activities and positions of international partner organizations might be in conflict with the Church’s social and moral teachings.”

CNA World March 3, 2021

Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden (L) leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church after attending Sunday mass on November 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

If We Don’t Teach the Faith the Man in the Oval Office Will

COMMENTARY: Catholic leaders must explain why there’s no conflict between the Church’s economic teachings, and those on sexual expression. Both proceed from the Great Command to love God and neighbor, and both manifest an option for the poor and dispossessed, spiritually and empirically.

Helen Alvaré Nation November 13, 2020