ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Dem candidate vows to repeal tax exemption for churches supporting traditional marriage Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman and a current candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, said last week that religious institutions, including…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Police officers killed in Texas, New York Two police officers were killed in the line of duty last week, one in Harris County of Texas and the other in New York City. Harris County…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Diocese of Rochester files for bankruptcy amid sex abuse claims The Diocese of Rochester announced last week its plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The leader of the upstate New York diocese, Bishop…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Synagogue shooting in California on last day of Passover One woman is dead and three others are injured after a shooting in a synagogue in Poway, California, on Saturday. Police have said that a…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Atlanta archbishop to replace Wuerl Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory will replace Cardinal Donald Wuerl as archbishop of Washington, D.C., according to an announcement made by the Vatican last week. The announcement ended months-long speculation…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Mueller completes report Special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation found no conspiracy between President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 election, according to the Justice Department. In a letter to Congress regarding the…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National All–male draft unconstitutional, says Texas court A federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller wrote that today’s women could…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Return of shutdown looms ahead of deadline The likelihood of another government shutdown increased on Monday as bipartisan negotiations broke down just days ahead of Friday’s deadline. The center of contention between Republicans and…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National George H. W. Bush, 41st president, passes away George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died Friday at the age of 94. Bush, president from 1989 to 1993, had long…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Several races see recounts after midterm elections Several electoral races are still up in the air following last week’s midterm elections, which saw the Democrat Party regain control of the House of Representatives but…