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Man arrested after trying to walk through St. Patrick's Cathedral with flammables

A man who tried walk through St. Patrick's Cathedral in midtown Manhattan close to 8 p.m. local time April 17 had gas cans, lighter fluid and igniters and claimed he was just cutting through the cathedral to get to Madison Avenue where he had left his car, which had run out of gas.

4/18/19

Catholic News Service

U.S. cathedrals rely on state-of-art fire prevention, remain vigilant

Cathedrals in the United States count on state-of-the-art fire prevention, detection and suppression techniques to prevent the devastation witnessed at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as Holy Week began.

4/18/19

Beth Griffin | Catholic News Service

Georgetown students vote for student fee to pay reparations over slavery

Undergraduate students at Jesuit-run Georgetown University voted overwhelmingly April 11 to pay a new student fee that would be for reparations to the descendants of slaves owned and later sold by the school.

4/17/19

By Catholic News Service
New Georgia church includes artifacts from closed Buffalo church

In 2008, Father Francis "Butch" Mazur closed and locked the doors of St. Gerard Church in Buffalo, N.Y., where he served as pastor.More

4/11/19

By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING | Catholic News Service

Grants to fund exhibit on science and faith

The Museum of the Bible says it will foster understanding on scientific inquiry and biblical interpretation. More

4/11/19

By JACOB COMELLO | Catholic News Service

President of Franciscan University resigns

Franciscan Father Sean O. Sheridan, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville since 2013, said that "after a great deal of prayer," he submitted his resignation to the university's board of trustees.More

4/10/19

By Catholic News Service

‘Pain' definition contested during Senate hearing

Statehouses across the United States have served as venues for the abortion debate to play out in the past few months, but the action April 9 was on Capitol Hill with a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.More

4/10/19

By Jacob Comello | Catholic News Service

Maryland Senate's tie vote leads to defeat for assisted suicide measure

A 23-23 tie vote in the Maryland Senate March 27 led to a defeat for a bill that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide.More

3/28/19

By Catholic News Service

Mississippi governor signs 'heartbeat' bill

Since the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh last October and the 2018 midterm elections, a number of states have news laws in place to either expand or restrict abortion, including Mississippi, whose new law puts the state among the most ardent on the pro-life side of the battle.More

3/26/19

By Jacob Comello | Catholic News Service

Executive order aims to protect open debate on campuses

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, praised President Donald Trump March 21 for taking seriously the assaults she said conservative groups are facing on campuses around the country.More

3/26/19

By JULIE ASHER | Catholic News Service

West Virginia's attorney general files suit against diocese, bishop

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston "strongly and unconditionally" rejects the state attorney general's assertion that "the diocese is not wholly committed to the protection of children."More

3/21/19

By Catholic News Service

Midwest experiences historic flooding

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee late March 19 expressed grief over the lives and livelihoods lost and threatened by the historic flooding in the Midwest and offered prayers for recovery.More

3/20/19

By Catholic News Service

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