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Bishop Ireton High School senior Akunna Konkwo recently became the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder for the girls basketball team, garnering more than 2,000 points and 1,500 rebounds in her four years with the team.
We’ve heard it said that God is constantly present with us, that he has “counted all the hairs on our head.” But how can we be more aware of him in our daily lives?
The day before the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments about a cement memorial cross in a grassy median strip in an intersection of a Washington suburb, there was no fanfare at the cross itself.
The logic of the campaign for abortion is becoming clearer.
The comedian's role has historically been one that offers a necessary reprieve, whether in the form of the clown, court jester or stand-up comic. But they also serve society by speaking aloud hard truths in a manner in which they can be received. The Shakespearean fools are anything but foolish, and the audience relies on them to convey the deeper meaning of a scene.
It is a matter of common sense and basic human decency to require, as S. 311 would have, that any health care practitioner present when a child is born alive following an abortion give the same degree of care to preserve the life and health of the child as would be given to any other newborn.
I am grateful to our Holy Father Pope Francis for convening the Summit on the Protection of Minors in the Church. With him, I remain committed to continuing to take the concrete steps that will bring healing to victims, protection for children and young people, and accountability of bishops and clergy to one another and to the faithful in our Church.
Pope Francis greets Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Feb. 20.
Virginia’s two senators vote against the Born-Alive bill.
While none of these are new proposals, the impact of the summit, the explicit commitment of the pope, and the clear expectations of the larger world for a change in the status quo will put enormous pressure on the Vatican to deliver on these commitments while they in turn press all dioceses to do the same.
