South Carolina Archives

Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’

May 12, 2021

The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after 10 years and to add death by firing squad or electric chair as options if lethal injection drugs are not available is a “setback for South Carolina” and “stands in stark contrast to powerful efforts elsewhere to abolish the death penalty,” said a Catholic death penalty opponent.

By Carol Zimmermann

Judge asked to toss South Carolina private school money ban

May 4, 2021

Private schools and colleges asked a federal judge Monday to strike down the provision in South Carolina’s constitution that bars public money for private and religious schools, saying the 1895 measure is discriminatory.

By Associated Press

South Carolina sued by private schools who want public money

Apr 15, 2021

A group of private schools is suing South Carolina, saying the racist past of a state constitutional amendment prohibiting spending public money on religious or private schools means it should be overturned.

By Associated Press

S.C. governor signs abortion bill, says right to life is ‘fundamental’

Feb 21, 2021

Saying “there are a lot of happy hearts beating right now,” Republican Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina signed a bill into law Feb. 18 that would prohibit most abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected on ultrasound.

By Catholic News Service

South Carolina bishop says Vatican finds abuse claim against him unfounded

Dec 11, 2020

Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone of Charleston said a Vatican investigation into a sexual abuse allegation against him “has no semblance of truth and is thus unfounded” in a letter to the priests of the diocese.

By Catholic News Service

South Carolina Supreme Court justices discuss private school funding lawsuit

Sep 19, 2020

Meeting in person for oral arguments for the first time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Friday over whether Gov. Henry McMaster has the power to direct $32 million in federal pandemic relief funds to private schools.

By Michelle Liu

Anniversaries always meaningful for those who know the scrapes and scars

Jul 12, 2020

For those who know the scrapes and scars of ministry, a diocesan anniversary is an occasion to give public thanks to God and to reinvigorate energies and efforts toward a deeper commitment.

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Daughters of St. Paul watch from windows as looters take over the night

Jun 3, 2020

The four Daughters of St. Paul who live and work on Charleston’s King Street closed up their books and media store like normal May 30. Around 10 p.m., however, the sound of shouting alerted them that it was not going to be a normal night.

By Christina Lee Knauss