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By Amy Wise Taylor | Catholic News Service
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The crowd that poured onto the Capitol grounds June 24 to mourn a slain state senator and pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, was a tribute not just to him, but to each of the victims shot a week earlier at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Thousands of mourners stood together […]
National
By Patricia Zapor | catholic News Service
In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide. “The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy for the 5-4 majority. “This is true for all persons, whatever their […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis and the Vatican have stepped up action concerning the protection of minors from abuse by clergy and the accountability of bishops to stop perpetrators. The pope approved new procedures in June allowing the Vatican to investigate questions of accountability and he cemented the mandate of his own advisory body by […]
Local
By Julia Willis
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde discussed his reaction to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling requiring states to issue marriage licenses to individuals of the same sex on WTOP radio June 26. Although the bishop emphasized that all people must be treated with “respect and dignity,” he said that the Supreme Court’s ruling “(endangers) the freedom […]
National
By Mariana Karapinka | catholic News Service
LVIV, Ukraine – Olexiy Kondratenko, a scout with the Ukrainian army, is wondering if he will ever be able to travel to the United States. The 31-year-old soldier lost his left hand in firefight with pro-Russian separatists in the eastern city of Luhansk weeks ago. He needs specialized surgery followed by a period of rehabilitation. […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called the Supreme Court’s June 26 marriage ruling “a tragic error” and he urged Catholics to move forward with faith “in the unchanging truth about marriage being between one man and one woman. “Regardless of what a narrow majority of the Supreme Court may declare at […]
Global
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The Holy See and Palestine have signed a historic agreement that supports a two-state solution to the ongoing conflict in the Holy Land, based on the 1967 borders between Israel and Palestine. The two parties signed the “Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine” at the Vatican June […]
National
By Patricia Zapor | catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Writing that “Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them,” a 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court June 25 upheld tax subsidies for participants in health care exchanges run by the federal government in states that refused to create them. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice […]
National
By Daniel O’shea | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis isn’t going to be visiting the United States until September, but that hasn’t kept the pope from going all around the nation, if only as a simple piece of paper for the time being. Chicago-based Catholic Extension is helping to build excitement and support for Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to the […]
Local
By Julia Willis
In a day and age where technology plays a vital role in everyday life, youths from across the Arlington Diocese traded their cellphones for hammers to serve the needy in Shenandoah County during WorkCamp June 20-26. Sponsored by the diocesan Office of Youth Ministry, the annual event typically draws hundreds of Northern Virginia youths and […]
