Michael Burbidge

US Catholic leadership foresees challenges after repeated election defeats for abortion opponents

By David Crary — December 20, 2023
(AP) — The latest rebuff came Nov. 7 in Ohio, when voters decisively approved a constitutional amendment that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.

Faith groups celebrate Virginia’s death penalty ban

By Jack Jenkins — March 25, 2021
(RNS) — Some faith leaders are now hoping the Biden administration will follow suit.

The next bishop of Raleigh is from Latin America — like many in his flock

By Yonat Shimron — August 15, 2017
RALEIGH (RNS) — The appointment of a Colombian native to lead the Diocese of Raleigh is another indication of the growth in the number of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S., who now make up about 40 percent of Catholics in the nation.
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