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New ‘Catholic bloc’ in Brazil’s Senate seen as effort to counter Evangelical influence

Catholic Charities

The U.S Supreme Court is viewed from the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Washington. (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

Supreme Court could preserve, or restrict, religious freedom in upcoming term

Sep 4
John Lavenburg

Refugees fleeing conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, in 2020. (Credit: Nariman El-Mofty, Associated Press.)

Drought driving new crisis of child hunger in Ethiopia, Catholic experts say

Aug 26
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Wisconsin case pivots on whether Catholic charities are ‘religious’

Aug 10
John Lavenburg

The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. The court on Thursday, March 14, 2024 ruled that religious exemptions to the state’s unemployment tax don’t apply to a Superior-based Catholic charities ministry. (Credit: Todd Richmond/AP.)

A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions

Mar 19
Todd Richmond,
Associated Press

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is seen in Chicago in this 2018 photo. (Credit: Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic via CNS.)

Chicago archdiocese to cut government contracts, reduce staff

Mar 12
John Lavenburg

Children play at the YMCA of Greater Boston, which has opened its doors to homeless migrant families seeking a place to come in from the cold during the day, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Boston. Republican lawmakers in Massachusetts again blocked approval Friday, Dec. 1, of a spending bill that includes money for temporary shelter spaces for migrant homeless families, saying the measure should be brought up in a formal legislative session. (Credit: Steve LeBlanc/AP.)

Massachusetts GOP lawmakers block money for temporary shelters for migrant homeless families

Dec 2, 2023
Steve LeBlanc

Massachusetts Catholic charities worry as shelter capacity limits loom

Oct 20, 2023
John Lavenburg

English surgeon makes waves, literally, to help Ethiopians in need

Oct 11, 2023
Charles Collins

Catholic experts warn violence in Sudan may create regional crisis

Catholic experts warn violence in Sudan may create regional crisis

Jun 23, 2023
Ngala Killian Chimtom

The offices of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento are seen in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2023. (Credit: Tran Nguyen/AP.)

Sacramento diocese ‘shocked’ as migrants abandoned at pastoral center

Jun 6, 2023
John Lavenburg