The controversial sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem
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View ArticleSame-sex marriage: The sky is not falling
Fr. Peter DalyParish Diary: The Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriage may, in fact, make things better, not only for LGBT couples, but also for our society.
View ArticleEditorial: Our persons of the year for 2015
NCR Editorial StaffWe name Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon NCR's persons of the year.
View ArticleParishioners of closed Massachusetts parish plan appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
Mark LabbeCatholic News ServiceFormer parishioners who have occupied the closed St. Frances X. Cabrini Church in Scituate for over 11 years have been granted additional time to appeal to the U.S....
View ArticleSupreme Court agrees to review Obama's actions on deferred deportation
Catholic News ServiceThe U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review President Barack Obama's executive actions expanding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and...
View ArticleMarch for Life gets snowed under blizzard coverage
Phyllis ZaganoJust Catholic: There was no real coverage of the 43rd March for Life. Isn't discussion about abortion newsworthy?
View ArticleJustice Antonin Scalia found dead at Texas ranch
Susan PageRichard WolfUSA TodayAssociate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, the outspoken leader of the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc, was found dead at a Texas ranch Saturday morning.
View ArticleJustice Antonin Scalia's Legacy
Michael Sean WintersJustice Antonin Scalia was the face of a conservative legal movement that not only confronted dominant liberal legal attitudes, but also revolutionized what it meant to be a...
View ArticleJustice Antonin Scalia: A very traditional Catholic
Maureen FiedlerNCR Today: There have been thousands of words written about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13.
View ArticleAntonin Scalia and the future of the court
Pat PerrielloNCR Today: The political fallout over the unexpected death of Justice Scalia was totally predictable. There are scenarios, though, that would allow confirmation of President Obama's nominee.
View ArticleAbortion before the Supreme Court: Four decades and still no consensus
Bill TammeusA small c catholic: Christians are flawed human beings who would do well to adopt the Benedictine virtue of humility any time we dispute matters with others.
View ArticleDivided Supreme Court suggests solution to contraceptive mandate case
Thomas ReeseFaith and Justice: The Supreme Court's proposed solution came one week after the oral argument. Oral arguments can help us understand the disputed issues.
View ArticleSisters stand with immigrants as Supreme Court hears arguments in United...
Soli SalgadoGail DeGeorgeGSR Preview: Sisters gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building April 18 as justices heard oral arguments regarding Obama Administration immigration policies.
View ArticleThe controversial sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem
Drew ChristiansenRa'fat AldajaniThis month, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a legal milestone on sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices ruled that the U.S. Congress had...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage: The sky is not falling
Fr. Peter DalyParish Diary: The Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriage may, in fact, make things better, not only for LGBT couples, but also for our society.
View ArticleEditorial: Our persons of the year for 2015
NCR Editorial StaffWe name Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon NCR's persons of the year.
View ArticleParishioners of closed Massachusetts parish plan appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
Mark LabbeCatholic News ServiceFormer parishioners who have occupied the closed St. Frances X. Cabrini Church in Scituate for over 11 years have been granted additional time to appeal to the U.S....
View ArticleSupreme Court agrees to review Obama's actions on deferred deportation
Catholic News ServiceThe U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review President Barack Obama's executive actions expanding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and...
View ArticleMarch for Life gets snowed under blizzard coverage
Phyllis ZaganoJust Catholic: There was no real coverage of the 43rd March for Life. Isn't discussion about abortion newsworthy?
View ArticleJustice Antonin Scalia found dead at Texas ranch
Susan PageRichard WolfUSA TodayAssociate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, the outspoken leader of the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc, was found dead at a Texas ranch Saturday morning.
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