States bordering Gulf of Mexico rank at, near bottom of new index
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Everything gets ranked these days, from burger joints to colleges. States are no different. But the state of some states is quite different from their counterparts. An area called the "Gulf South" [...]
Catholics get chance to celebrate, think about Mary with new feast day
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic Church doesn't often add new celebrations to its pretty full liturgical calendar, but this year's new feast day, Mary, Mother of the Church on May 21, has Catholics gearing up [...]
Oregon midwife feels called to support mothers, welcome babies
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- It's 2 a.m. and a new life is about to enter the world. Carissa St. Onge Carneiro swoops her long hair into a ponytail and pours herself a mug of coffee [...]
Ken Burns: Christophers ‘generous’ to give him Life Achievement Award
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Documentarian Ken Burns, with a string of television successes that range back into the 1980s, said the Christophers were "generous" in giving him their Life Achievement Award this year. "It's pretty fantastic," [...]
Encore: No phantom threads in ‘Heavenly Bodies’ exhibit in New York
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The sectarian will meet the secular in an unusual way with the May 10 debut of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" in New York [...]
Update: Trump signs order to give faith groups stronger voice in government
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In front of a small crowd of cabinet members and religious leaders at the White House Rose Garden May 3, President Donald Trump announced, and then signed, an executive order giving faith-based [...]
Kentucky chaplain brings God’s love to the horse racing track
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) -- Daisy Baez walks along the rows of barns on the backside of Churchill Downs before day breaks on a Wednesday two weeks before the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby, the [...]
Oregon summer camp communicates God’s love through nature, friendships
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- On the North Santiam River east of Salem, Oregon, campers reel in wriggly fish, rally courage for talent-show skits and belt out tunes in evening singalongs. It's the classic hodgepodge of [...]
Restorative justice seen as a critical piece of criminal justice reform
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Restorative justice should be advocated as a key element in criminal justice reform, according to participants at an April 25 conference in Washington sponsored by the Catholic Mobilizing Network, which champions restorative [...]
U.S. Supreme Court shows some support to Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In the last case before the U.S. Supreme Court this session, it seemed the majority of justices might uphold President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries. Comments made [...]
Mother killed on Southwest flight was firm believer in Catholic schools
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Tributes from business leaders and politicians alike described Jennifer Riordan -- the 43-year-old passenger who died April 17 from injuries suffered on Southwest Flight 1380 when its engine exploded -- as a [...]
Circuitous route led to director’s second film on exorcism
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Sometimes the best opportunities result from a mix of asking and having things fall into your lap. So it was for William Friedkin, who directed "The Exorcist" 45 years ago and thought [...]