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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — The chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees are raising concerns over a proposed rule to revise regulations governing the 50-year-old Title IX law that promotes women’s equality and opportunity in schools and colleges. The proposed revisions, released June 23 by the Department of Education, would enshrine the rights of LGBTQ […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders praised the Supreme Court’s June 30 decision that gave the Biden administration the go-ahead to rescind a Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy requiring asylum-seekers at the southwest U.S. border to wait in Mexico for their asylum hearings. The 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas was written by Chief Justice John […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Interreligious dialogue is key to preventing “the extremism that, sadly, is a pathology that can appear also in religions,” Pope Francis said in a message to members of a Jewish group engaged in dialogue for more than 50 years. The pope had been scheduled to meet June 30 with members of the […]
National
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court ruled June 24 that there is no constitutional right to abortion, the historic decision came a day before what would have been the 98th birthday of Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life. The march — which Gray, a Texas-born government lawyer, founded in 1974 to mark the […]
Movies
By John Mulderig
NEW YORK — A ’70s vibe adds verve to the animated origin story “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (Universal). Thus director Kyle Balda’s addition to a franchise that began with 2010’s “Despicable Me” draws on such nostalgic tropes as blaxploitation movies, kung fu films and Tupperware parties, not to mention the memorable — for better […]
National
Catholic Distance University received initial accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission for its undergraduate and graduate degree programs June 23. Founded in 1983, CDU offers completely online higher education to military personnel, the incarcerated church, and underserved Catholics without access to local Catholic institutions. Accreditation by the HLC ensures that an institution meets the HLC’s […]
Local
By Meghan Bartlett
Throughout the month of June, rainbow-colored flags wave outside restaurants, signs with mantras such as “Love is love” rest in windows and parades wind through city streets, all in celebration of Pride Month. The LGBTQ event grew out of the Stonewall Uprising, a conflict between police and a gay club in June 1969 in Manhattan […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointment: Deacon Gerard-Marie Anthony — from Permanent Deacon at Saint Timothy Parish in Chantilly to Permanent Deacon at Holy Trinity Parish in Gainesville, effective August 1, 2022.
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By Kevin Schweers
Two tour buses packed with Catholics — from college students to retirees — made their way up I-95 to Philadelphia and back June 25 for a Eucharist-themed pilgrimage. The goal is to inspire parishes to conduct their own visits to holy sites as part of the three-year run-up to the diocesan Golden Jubilee in 2024. […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Like Sts. Peter and Paul, the church must go out to evangelize and not be bound by the chains of routine and spiritual mediocrity that stifles the Gospel message, Pope Francis said. At times, Christians may be overcome by laziness and “prefer to sit and contemplate the few sure things that we […]
