Opponents say the bill is flawed because it endangers "high-risk" populations, including the elderly, the uninsured and underinsured, the homeless, low-income individuals and those with intellectual disabilities.

"November as Black Catholic History Month is a project of the black Catholic clergy, so this is a perfect time to accept the invitation to place our chronicle with the Notre Dame archives on the American Catholic Heritage," Father Ken Taylor said.

This is the "'unfriend me now' election," said Melinda Henneberger, a longtime political columnist.

Pope Francis on Monday named Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes, the auxiliary bishop of Detroit, as the new leader of the Guam archdiocese.

Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in at least five states.

"May all of us working together find the courage to move forward in a manner that brings peace to our beloved community," said Bishop Pates.