Arkansas

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
Arkansas Catholic mission first in world to be named after Blessed Rother
- Oct 1, 2017
A small mission of 80 parishioners, members of roughly 20 families who are immigrants namely from Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico and who work in the local chicken-processing plant or in construction in Arkansas, have become the first to name themselves for Blessed Stanley Rother.

By Catholic News Service
Catholic leaders decry fourth Arkansas execution in eight days
- May 1, 2017
“There is nothing pro-life about the state-sanctioned killing of an intellectually disabled man,” was just one of the many messages Sister Helen Prejean tweeted during Kenneth Williams’ final hours. His is the fourth execution in quick succession in the state of Arkansas.

By Carol Zimmermann

Virginia Catholic bishops praise governor for commuting death sentence
- Apr 23, 2017
The Virginia bishops said they have a “profound respect for the sanctity of every human life, from its very beginning until natural death” and they “continue to express deep sorrow and pray for all victims of violence and their loved ones.”

By Catholic News Service

School’s ban on parents coming to the rescue stirs debate
- Aug 19, 2016
If you’re a parent at Catholic High School in Little Rock, Ark., don’t bother trying to bring a forgotten item to your son — the school bans it, arguing that doing so is about teaching personal responsibility and avoiding life’s “soft failures.”

By Malea Hargett
Updates on religious exemptions vs. gay rights conflicts
- Mar 12, 2015
Check back here regularly for the latest news on action by lawmakers across the country on measures to allow individuals and organizations to refuse to provide services to same-sex couples on the basis of religious conviction. NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Senate votes to override governor’s gay marriage veto The state

By Crux Staff
Arkansas diocese wants to enter gay marriage suit
- Sep 26, 2014
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The leader of Arkansas’ Roman Catholic diocese wants the state’s highest court to consider his thoughts on the voter-approved gay-marriage ban. Anthony Taylor, the bishop of Little Rock, asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday to accept a friend of the court brief that argues justices

By Associated Press