IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Carolyn Mackenzie WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s new exhibition, “Religion in Early America,” celebrates the free exercise of religion and the religious diversity that define American faith life. The exhibit features artifacts from Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other major world …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican called on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to respect the will of the people and respect the nation’s current constitution. The Vatican urged Maduro “to suspend ongoing initiatives …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican called on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to respect the will of the people and respect the nation’s current constitution. The Vatican urged Maduro “to suspend ongoing initiatives …

By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on President Donald Trump to ease the “onerous” contraceptive mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act because it violates religious freedom. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said …

By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on President Donald Trump to ease the “onerous” contraceptive mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act because it violates religious freedom. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Zach Gibson, pool via EPA By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling a proposed piece of legislation “discriminatory,” the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration called on the president and Congress to reject a bill that seeks to drastically cut legal immigration levels …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — For more than 900 years, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta has seen its fair share of victories, defeats and institutional changes. However, those challenges did not prepare them for the intense media scrutiny that followed a …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — For more than 900 years, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta has seen its fair share of victories, defeats and institutional changes. However, those challenges did not prepare them for the intense media scrutiny that followed a …

By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling a proposed piece of legislation “discriminatory,” the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration called on the president and Congress to reject a bill that seeks to drastically cut legal immigration levels over a decade, and which also would …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohammed Saber, EPA By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — A heat wave in Israel and the Palestinian territories in July and near-record electricity usage — where it was available — are indications that, despite the continuous political tensions here, Christians, Muslims and Jews are facing a common enemy …