Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Father Casey, five religious, four laypeople and two cardinals, including Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan.

Oklahomans overwhelmingly support capital punishment, despite highly publicized problems with lethal-injection drugs that prompted state officials to put a temporary moratorium on executions in 2015.

The Congolese bishops voiced their concern over rising tension in Congo after President Joseph Kabila unilaterally nominated Bruno Tshibala as prime minister over the objection of opposition parties.

“Most of those people—my family, extended family—are not pro-choice. You think I’m kicking them out of the Democratic Party?”

The Archdiocese of Kansas City said that Girl Scouts is "no longer a compatible partner in helping us form young women with the virtues and values of the Gospel."

Father Sullivan's life straddled two centuries, two traditions and two cultures.