Texas lawmakers vote to remove school choice provision from funding bill — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: PR Image Factory/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 16:56 pm (CNA). Lawmakers in Texas on Friday voted down a section of a major education bill that would have created a publicly-funded education savings account (ESA) for students wishing to attend private schools, including religiously-affiliated schools.  The Texas House voted 84-63 Nov. 17 in…

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Pro-life expectations high following election of Javier Milei as president of Argentina — By: Catholic News Agency

Javier Milei, president-elect of Argentina. / Credit: Flickr by Vox Spain / Public Domain ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 20, 2023 / 15:55 pm (CNA). Various pro-life and pro-family leaders hailed the election of the next president of Argentina, Javier Milei, who defeated Sergio Massa, current minister of economy and candidate of the Union for the…

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‘Newman is Newman’ — By: The Pillar

By a vote of 240-2, the U.S. bishops voted last Wednesday to write a letter of support to Pope Francis, for an effort to see St. John Henry Newman named a Doctor of the Church. “John Henry Newman,” Si John Everett Millais, 1881. public domain. Bishop Daniel Flores, who heads the USCCB doctrine committee, explained…

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