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Politics & Society Dispatches
December 11, 2017
A federal judge wrote that it is unlikely church officials would be able to prove that their constitutional rights were being violated.
The comedian Cameron Esposito tweeted this photo of a Nativity scene with two Josephs. (@cameronesposito)
Faith Dispatches
December 08, 2017
Several manger scenes in the United States and worldwide are being criticized for trying to make political points.
The Washington, D.C., transit agency cites rules against what it calls the  “promotion” of religion on its buses, (iStock/RiverNorthPhotography)
Politics & Society Dispatches
November 28, 2017
The Washington Metro cited its guidelines against religious ads in preventing the image of a group of shepherds from running on city buses.
Margarita Rodriguez holds a flashlight as she quizzes her 11-year-old daughter Isel Martinez on homework outside their home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 25. Most of Puerto Rico has been without power and water for more than one month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island (CNS photo/Bob Roller).
Faith News
November 27, 2017
“Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Cupich to express his deep concern, as a father would have for his sons and daughters suffering in his family.”
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago speaks Nov. 13 during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Faith Dispatches
November 17, 2017
Cardinal Bernardin’s consistent ethic of life could be helpful as the church grapples with issues like migration, health care and even taxes, some bishops say.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., points to boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill that is set for a vote later this week as he arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Faith Dispatches
November 15, 2017
“No tax reform proposal is acceptable that increases taxes for those living in poverty to help pay for benefits for wealthy citizens.”
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Arts & Culture Books
November 15, 2017
When it comes to defining what makes Catholicism hipster, a new book argues that being Catholic is hipster in itself.
Bishops listen to a speaker Nov. 13 during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore (CNS photo/Bob Roller). 
Faith Dispatches
November 14, 2017
Bishop Richard Malone told bishops that the plan would “encourage a broader reading of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and seek to advance more conversation” around “strengthening marriage and family life.”
Faith Dispatches
November 14, 2017
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann beat Cardinal Blase Cupich, a proponent of the “consistent ethic of life” approach to pro-life issues.
Politics & Society News
November 13, 2017
“We still need water, we still need food, we still need clothing,” Archbishop Roberto González Nieves said