Arkansas Archives

In Arkansas family, all hands put to work to design children’s missalette

May 25, 2020

Grace Dickinson is blunt in her 12-year-old wisdom — the Catholic missalette is boring. But not because of the Scriptures, which are filled with exciting stories of our faith, but the presentation itself.

By Aprille Hanson

Pope urges bishops to teach discernment, including on political issues

Jan 20, 2020

Sometimes the political choices people face can seem like a choice between supporting a “snake” or supporting a “dragon,” but Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops their job is to step back from partisan politics and help their faithful discern based on values, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.

By Catholic News Service

Bishops begin ‘ad limina’ visit with Mass, profession of faith

Jan 20, 2020

Accompanied by priests and seminarians from their dioceses, the bishops of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas knelt before the tomb of St. Peter after chanting the Creed in Latin.

By Cindy Wooden

Arkansas Senate passes bill to ban abortion after 18th week of pregnancy

Mar 12, 2019

The Arkansas Senate March 11 passed a bill to ban abortion after the 18th week of pregnancy.

By Catholic News Service

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Arkansas abortion law

May 31, 2018

The Supreme Court’s decision May 29 not to hear a case against an Arkansas abortion law, thus letting the state’s restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs stand, will have broad impact, say those on both sides of the issue.

By Carol Zimmermann

Bishop says Arkansas AG wrong for participating in rally

Jan 18, 2018

A Catholic bishop who has led prayers at Arkansas anti-abortion rallies says he will not take part this year because its featured speaker is a public official who actively pushed for the state’s aggressive execution schedule last year.

By Kelly P. Kissel