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White House to award 2 faith leaders the Presidential Medal of Freedom
By Marika Proctor — July 1, 2022
(RNS) — Sister Simone Campbell and the Rev. Alexander Karloutsos will be among the 17 Americans recognized in a ceremony at the White House on July 7th.
It’s time to end Title 42, the immoral — and illegal — Trump-era asylum policy
By Barbara Weinstein and Mary J. Novak — May 11, 2022
(RNS) — Not only is it our duty as people of faith to support those seeking refuge, but it is our duty as Americans to fight for policies that welcome asylum-seekers.
At nine years, Pope Francis channels the spirit of Catholic sisters
By Mary J. Novak — March 10, 2022
(RNS) — His actions and words mirror the unfailing relational lens Catholic sisters bring to all of their ministries.
Catholic advocacy group Network taps Georgetown professor Mary Novak as new leader
By Jack Jenkins — March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Novak brings a background in advocacy and legal work, including campaigns against the death penalty.
As Sister Simone Campbell leaves Network, she reflects on a career in Washington
By Jack Jenkins — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — 'I think a sign that it's the right time is that it's kind of exciting,' Sister Simone Campbell said. 'I’m excited to see what it will do next.'
Nearly 2,000 Catholic nuns sign letter demanding Trump ‘count the votes’
By Jack Jenkins — November 5, 2020
(RNS) — ‘It may be frustrating that we do not know immediately who won our 2020 Presidential election. Nonetheless, democracy is worth the hard work and the wait,’ said Sister Simone Campbell.
Vote, pray, wait: Faith leaders reassure congregations, call for full vote count as election remains uncertain
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 4, 2020
(RNS) — Clergy, houses of worship and faith-based organizations have been preparing their members for a long wait for election results.
‘Nuns on the Bus’ creator to retire from Catholic lobbying group next year
By Jack Jenkins — October 20, 2020
(RNS) — Sister Simone Campbell played an important role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Equality Act vote again pits Catholic nuns against bishops
By Thomas Reese — May 20, 2019
(RNS) — What's different this time around is that the nuns are divided, with some sisters objecting that the Equality Act could force Catholic hospitals to perform services that they consider immoral.
Church of Scientology slams A&E
By guest — December 29, 2016
(VARIETY via REUTERS) Scientology officials say the network should have cancelled a series about Scientology because some people interviewed had been paid for their participation.
Conservatives outraged at gays on White House guest list for Pope Francis! (Vatican, not so much)
By David Gibson — September 19, 2015
(RNS) Looks like American conservatives and Obama critics are more upset than anyone else. "I would love to visit and talk to gay and lesbian people," Francis said recently.
Nuns on the Bus push Congress to pass immigration reform
By Corrie Mitchell — July 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The nuns have teamed up with the bishops and have their eyes set on the 61 GOP Catholic House members. More specifically, they are pinpointing lawmakers from Florida, Texas and California.
Interfaith clergy deliver loaves and fish to budget debate
By Caleb K. Bell — March 20, 2013
(RNS) Surrounded by baskets of fish and bread, with the Capitol at their backs, clergy attacked the Republican budget plan that came before the House on Wednesday.
Nuns on the Bus meet Tea Party protests in Ohio
By David Gibson — October 16, 2012
(RNS) The "Nuns on the Bus" have been a consistently popular and effective faith-based tool for religious progressives this campaign season. But on Monday a group of demonstrators apparently organized by a local Tea Party affiliate met the nuns at a stop in Marietta, Ohio, and provided a far different welcome than the sisters usually receive.
Vatican orders crackdown on American nuns
By David Gibson — April 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Vatican on Wednesday announced a crackdown on the organization representing most nuns and sisters in the U.S. following an investigation that said religious sisters weren't toeing the line on women's ordination, same-sex marriage and other issues. By David Gibson.
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