Pope: Defend confession at all costs
Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession.
'They put a gun to my head' says Honduran mother of six
But migrants remain undeterred as conditions worsen in home countries.
Pope appoints Bishop Scharfenberger as a consultor to Pontifical Commission
Bishop Scharfenberger is the only U.S. consultor appointed to the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews.
'Migrants are persons like us'
Border bishops offer prayers after deaths.
Pope applauds Trump, Kim meeting in North Korea
Calls it "a further step in the path of peace'
Border bishop helps migrant family cross into United States
Bishop Mark J. Seitz assisted family seeking asylum in El Paso, Texas.
Siena president to step down in 2020
College has seen marked growth under Brother F. Edward Coughlin.
Supreme Court stops citizenship question ... for now
In a 5-4 ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts said the administration's reason for adding the question "seems to have been contrived."
Tragedy at the border
U.S. bishops join Pope Francis in decrying drowning deaths of father, daughter.
Cardinal Burke cuts ties with Bannon organization
The Cardinal resigned from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, saying it has become "more and more identified with the political program" of Steve Bannon.
One Catholic school fires gay teacher; the other will not
Two schools in the Indianapolis Archdiocese take different paths.
As raid threats stoke fears, church leaders try to comfort immigrants
Panic has set in among immigrant communities bracing for ICE roundups that would target families.
Supreme Court overturns conviction for death-row inmate for jury-selection bias
The court reversed the 2010 conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had argued that the prosecutor, who is white, had prevented African Americans from serving as jurors in his case.
Lawmakers punt on commercial surrogacy
Ban remains in New York at least through this year.
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