Heather King

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Articles

U.S. Supreme Court limits rulings blocking birthright citizenship ban

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Heather King

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions in a case concerning the Trump administration's executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents without legal status or temporary visa holders, without addressing whether or not the order itself is constitutional.
Catholic bishops call Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' a 'moral failure'

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Heather King |Scott Hahn

Twenty U.S. Catholic bishops have signed onto an interfaith effort opposing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump's legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, calling it a "moral failure."The Senate is drafting its version of the budget legislation that House Republicans passed in May under rules that would allow it to pass with a simple majority and avoid a filibuster. Trump has called for the Senate to pass the bill by July 4.
Why a church without Christ is no church at all

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Heather King |Scott Hahn |Zoey Maraist

Hazel Motes, the protagonist of Flannery O’Connor’s 1952 novel, “Wise Blood,” is a Southern evangelical street preacher. Reacting to the burden of guilt instilled by his fire-and-brimstone grandfather, he establishes what he calls The Church of Christ Without Christ. Motes wants a church without responsibilities, without inner conflict, without struggle, without guilt.
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul: The apostles’ Church

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Scott Hahn |Heather King |Zoey Maraist

This Sunday’s celebration of the great apostles Peter and Paul is a celebration of the Church. Peter’s deliverance from jail is compared to the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Like Israel he is rescued at Passover from “the hand” of his enemy by an “angel of the Lord” after girding himself with belt, sandals, and cloak (Exodus 3:8; 12:8, 11–12; 14:19).
Finance experts launch report at Vatican on foreign debt relief

1 week ago | angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden |Carol Glatz |Heather King

The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world's poorest countries if governments and international institutions embrace a key element of the biblical concept of jubilee by forgiving, restructuring or pausing foreign debt repayments, said a report commissioned by Pope Francis.
Intelligence is seeking life's true meaning, not data

1 week ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Heather King |Scott Hahn

Access to vast amounts of data and information is not the same thing as having intelligence, which is uniquely human and requires being open to truth, goodness and the real meaning of life, Pope Leo XIV told AI experts and executives. "Authentic wisdom has more to do with recognizing the true meaning of life than with the availability of data," he said in a written message released by the Vatican June 20.
These Catholics faced death rather than betray their friends

1 week ago | angelusnews.com | Heather King |Scott Hahn

Public shaming, scolding, and snitching aren’t punishable by law, but everyone knows betraying a friend is a dastardly moral crime. In Dante’s “The Divine Comedy,” the final, ninth circle of hell is reserved for those who betray, in descending order: their family, their country, their guests, and their masters, mentors, and friends. The worst of the worst is to condemn a friend to death for money.
Rediscovering 'A Child Is Waiting' and the value of a human

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Heather King |Justin Mclellan |Scott Hahn |Ann Rodgers

American film director John Cassavetes (1929-1989) is known for his improvisational, cinéma vérité style. In his best-known movies — “Faces,” “Opening Night,” “Woman Under the Influence” — everyone talks at once: above, over, and through one another. For many, he’s an acquired taste; for many others, he’s a maverick hero. He was married to actress Gena Rowlands, who appeared in many of his films, and he clashed frequently with the studio system.
Something movies get right: If you battle the devil, you want a Catholic priest

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Robert Brennan |Heather King |Scott Hahn |Ad rem

If you expect to find solid Catholic teaching in your popular entertainment, you are setting yourself up for bitter disappointment. Between blatant untruths about the faith to grotesque distortions of Catholic facts, entertainment across a wide spectrum has a wretched track record. This is certainly true when it comes to representations of the devil or demonic spirits.
Church unity, mission must be at heart of all Catholic groups

3 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden |Kate Scanlon |Gerry Jackson |Heather King

With their specific forms of prayer, outreach or emphasis both the long-established groups of Catholic laypeople as well as the newer movements and communities are called to contribute to the unity and mission of the church, Pope Leo XIV said. "Unity and mission are two essential aspects of the church's life and two priorities of the Petrine ministry," the pope said.