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Visitors walk around the 40-foot Maryland Peace Cross dedicated to World War I soldiers on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 in Bladensburg, Md. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Politics & SocietyNews
Jessica Gresko—Associated Press
The Supreme Court ruled that a 40-foot tall, cross-shaped World War I memorial can continue to stand on public land in Maryland.
Pro-life advocate Joe San Pietro participates in a 40 Days for Life vigil near the entrance to a Planned Parenthood center in Smithtown, N.Y., on March 26. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Ellen K. Boegel
The Supreme Court has overruled longstanding precedents before, writes Ellen K. Boegel, but usually to end the confusion or chaos from an ‘erroneous’ decision. Will a majority describe Roe v. Wade that way?
Politics & SocietyNews
Texas previously allowed state-employed clergy to accompany inmates into the room where they'd be executed, but its prison staff included only Christian and Muslim clerics.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
In two recent actions, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed its death penalty decisions are hardly cut and dried.

Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Dismayed by the negative messages L.G.B.T. Catholics often face regarding their place in the church, Greg Bourke and Michael De Leon decided to take action.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ellen K. Boegel
The case gives the court an opportunity to clarify the test used to determine when government-sponsored religious displays violate the First Amendment.