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The D.C. Council has stripped religious schools of legal protection against certain discrimination lawsuits, voting unanimously to repeal an exemption that had been in place for decades. (AP Photo/Conroe Courier, Jason Fochtman)

D.C. lawmakers threaten religious schools’ freedoms

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

Filipinos pass by a cutout of Pope Francis during a gathering of relatives of missing left-wing activists in Manila, Philippines as they observe All Souls Day on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. The group said they are asking Pope Francis to intercede in seeking justice for their missing loved ones. Having no grave or cemetery to visit, the relatives gather each year, bearing candles and flowers, and demand that the government take steps to produce their loved ones, dead or alive. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Cardinals debate future of Catholic Church, Pope Francis’ leadership

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Trying to win forgiveness for pushing a failed immigration overhaul, Rubio is rushing to woo social conservatives ahead of a potential 2016 White House run. While Rubio has consistently held conservative positions on abortion and gay marriage, his emphasis now is an effort to find support among social conservatives who have yet to settle on a favored candidate in the presidential campaign that is in its nascent stages. (AP Photo)

Marco Rubio: U.S. at social, moral crossroads

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Jamie Roberts, an assistant basketball coach at Catholic University and former St. Mary's College multi-sport athlete, was killed June 13, 2014 in Kentucky while bicycling across the country in a fundraiser supporting cancer research. (via 4K for Cancer website)

Jamie Roberts, Catholic U. basketball assistant, killed on cross-country bike ride

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who at 56 is one of the younger members of the College of Cardinals, has been at the forefront of the Vatican's sex-abuse scandal reform efforts for decades, to help older clergy who could not fully comprehend the crisis, he said. (andrew harnik/the washington times)

Archbishop of Manila has been at forefront of sex-abuse scandal reforms

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Marty Dowd, tennis coach for Catholic University of America, poses for a photograph, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Washington. The 77-year-old coach led the Cardinals to the Landmark Conference title and a first-round match Friday against Washington & Lee in the NCAA Division III tennis tournament. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Marty Dowd has Catholic U. tennis in NCAA tournament after 53 years

By Joseph White - Associated Press

Marty Dowd, tennis coach for Catholic University of America, watches practice, Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Washington. The 77-year-old coach led the Cardinals to the Landmark Conference title and a first-round match against Washington &amp; Lee in the NCAA Division III bracket. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In 52nd season, Catholic tennis coach off to NCAAs

By JOSEPH WHITE - Associated Press

Catholic University President John Garvey (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Frightened by debate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

HENDERSHOTT: Why are Catholics furious?

By Anne Hendershott

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, left, of Louisville, Kentucky, vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, of New York, conference president, are seen past fellow bishops during the conference's annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Kurtz was elected to a three-year term for president of the conference after serving the last three years as vice-president under the outgoing Dolan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Louisville Archbishop Kurtz easily wins election to head U.S. Catholic group

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius leave the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2012, after the president announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (Associated Press)

Catholic U. revives fight against Obamacare contraception mandate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Many U.S. Catholics want Pope Francis to hold the line, inspire

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Feb. 12, 2013, Catholic University players workout during an NCAA college basketball practice in Washington. The men's and women's teams at the Division III school are have a combined record of 42-4. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FENNO: Catholic University excels with true student-athletes

By Nathan Fenno - Associated Press

Pope Benedict XVI greets well-wishers in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. Benedict on Thursday will become the first pope in six centuries to step aside. Some 150,000 people attended his farewell address. (Associated Press)

A reluctant leader, Pope Benedict leaves legacy of ‘new evangelization’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

U.S. church still facing questions as Benedict departs

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times