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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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
Pope Francis
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Girls must be educated in preparation for great responsibilities in the church and the world, said Pope Francis. “Today, it is very important that women are sufficiently valued and can take their rightful place in the church and in society,” he said June 26, during an audience with a delegation of the […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Global
By Catholic News Service
KOLKATA, India – Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Blessed Teresa of Kolkata as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity and led the order for 12 years until retiring in 2009, died early June 23 in Kolkota at age 81. Church and political leaders paid tribute to Sister Nirmala for her devotion to serving poor, […]
National
By Peter Finney Jr. | catholic News Service
NEW ORLEANS – May 22 is a day Andres “Chico” Gonzalez Jr., will never forget. That day, nine years ago, he was a young New Orleans police officer on duty with his partner, and they made what people who don’t wear a badge call a “routine” traffic stop. “We don’t use the word ‘routine,'” Gonzalez […]
Global
By Laura Ieraci | catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – More than 1.5 million people are expected for the Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia this September, said organizers of the next World Meeting of Families. A high-level delegation from Philadelphia, led by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, was in Rome as of June 22 to meet with Vatican officials, review some of […]
