by Daniel Burke | Mar 29, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops are urging federal housing officials not to adopt proposed rules that would bar groups that receive federal funds from discriminating against gays, lesbians or transgender persons in housing programs. The Department of Housing...
by Francis Rocca | Mar 29, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI is calling for an immediate cease-fire and peace negotiations in Libya, where U.S. and allied European forces have been targeting military assets controlled by the country’s dictator, Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Benedict made his...
by Kari Dequine | Mar 29, 2011 | News
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) More than 500 students, parents and other supporters of St. Augustine High School marched Saturday (March 26) on the offices of Archbishop Gregory Aymond to oppose his call for an end to the school’s policy of using corporal punishment. The...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 29, 2011 | News
A handful of U.S. Christian leaders and commentators weighed in last week on U.S. military force against Libya, while some Christian quarters were silent. Leading an international coalition, the United States fired more than 112 cruise missiles at Libyan targets March...
by Richard Yeakley | Mar 28, 2011 | News
(RNS) Tennessee lawmakers are rewriting a bill that described Islamic law as a threat to U.S. security and seemed to equate peaceful Muslim practices with terrorism. State Sen. Bill Ketron and House Speaker Pro Tempore Judd Matheny, both Republicans, offered the...
by Francis Rocca | Mar 28, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A new Vatican initiative to promote dialogue between believers and atheists debuted with a two-day event on Thursday and Friday (March 24-25) in Paris. “Religion, Light and Common Reason” was the theme of seminars sponsored by the Vatican’s...
