Pelosi scoffs at possible denial of Communion over her abortion stance: 'I can use my own judgment'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scoffed this week when asked about the possibility that a priest would deny her Holy Communion.
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The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is an OK idea for fully vaccinated parents to keep wearing their masks -- despite new guidance saying they don't have to -- if it helps their kids maintain the practice while they wait for vaccines in their age group.
Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipers
A bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers and killed 12 worshippers, Afghan police said.
Charter schools targeted by left despite enrollment surge during pandemic
Charter schools have been praised as some of the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, but don't expect them to win any awards from Democratic governors or the Biden administration.
Biden inauguration priest resigns from California university post after inappropriate conversations
The Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Biden has resigned his position as president of Santa Clara University in Northern California, college officials said, after an investigation found he engaged in inappropriate, alcohol-fueled conversations with graduate students.
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
Weary Palestinians on Thursday prepared for a somber feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Gaza braced for more Israeli airstrikes and communal violence raged across Israel after weeks of protests and violence in Jerusalem.
Sanders pitches free lunches for all children
Sen. Bernard Sanders wants more free lunches in the massive infrastructure plan Congress is writing -- and this time he means it literally.
Republican bill aims to ban critical race theory from schools, workplace, military
A group House Republican House unveiled a pair of bills Wednesday designed to stop the teaching of critical race theory in schools, federal agencies and the military, calling the increasingly popular educational model "a radical, far-Left fringe ideology."
China's genocide against Muslim Uyghurs detailed in new State Dept. report
The State Department is declaring that Chinese government continues to engage in genocide and crimes against humanity through the repression of predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities in western China.
AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix 'bubble baby' disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported Tuesday.
'Very real threat': Mark Zuckerberg urged to cancel 'Instagram for kids' plan
A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday.
Federal appeals court says juror can seek 'divine guidance' during deliberations
A federal circuit court reversed a judge's decision to dismiss a juror who sought divine guidance from the Holy Spirit during deliberations and told fellow jurors he was told by the higher power that the defendant was innocent.
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services in about 100 different churches all over the country this week.
Bomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capital
A bomb exploded near a girls' school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old. The Taliban condemned the attack and denied any responsibility.
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City during the holiest night of Ramadan in a show of force that threatened to deepen the holy city's worst religious unrest in several years. Earlier, police blocked busloads of pilgrims headed to Jerusalem to worship.
Franklin Graham: Biden omitting 'God' from prayer proclamation 'speaks volumes'
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham said it "speaks volumes" that President Biden left "God" out of his official National Day of Prayer proclamation.
White evangelical churches 'have become political instruments': George W. Bush
Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that White evangelical churches have become too political, as he called for lowering the volume of the immigration debate and focusing on the humanity of migrants themselves.
Moderna: COVID-19 vaccine 96% effective in kids ages 12 to 17
Drugmaker Moderna said Thursday its COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in a study involving adolescents ages 12 to 17.
Vatican conference features Fauci, Francis -- and Aerosmith
An eclectic mix of participants are taking part in a unique three-day Vatican conference on COVID-19, other global health threats and how science, solidarity and spirituality can address them.
State legislatures on track to make history with 'unprecedented' wave of pro-life bills
State legislatures are on pace to approve this year an "unprecedented" number of bills placing limits on abortion, and that's not spin from the pro-life movement.
