The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was “genocide,” Pope Francis said.
Month: July 2022
Bishop Brennan Spends Day With Boy Scouts
Bishop Robert Brennan traveled to Ten Mile River Scout Camp in Narrowsburg, New York, on July 20 to visit with a group of scouts from the New York City area.
Only In Print: Place For Prayer
A grotto can also serve as an evangelization tool, according to pastors, who said the beauty of the setting beckons people who have never been inside a church as well as Catholics who haven’t been to Mass in a while.
Insights Into the Human Condition
Indisputably, the Bible is the Word of God. It is inerrant and inspired by Him, and His Spirit permeates every last letter of every last book contained in it. There is divinity in this collection of ancient texts, but also a very deep humanity.
Another Assault On John Paul II
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the renowned French pediatrician and geneticist who identified the chromosomal abnormality that causes Down Syndrome.
Experiencing Awe, and Wonder, and Mystery
Re-reading Josef Pieper’s Leisure: The Basis of Culture (Translated by Alexander Dru, with an introduction by T.S, Eliot, New York: Pantheon Books, 1952, pp. 127) has been a wonderful experience for me.
Network Against Trafficking Offers Virtual Tour of Nuns Helping Survivors
The global network of women religious fighting human trafficking was offering a virtual tour of its work helping survivors as a way to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Writing Decision to Overturn Roe an ‘Honor,’ Says Supreme Court Justice
In his first public comments since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision that legalized abortion, Justice Samuel Alito said writing the ruling was an “honor.”
‘Our Angels Have Wings’ Zelenskyy Says on Ukrainian Statehood Day
Ukrainians will fight for their statehood to the last and will not stop until they liberate the last meter of Ukrainian land, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address for Ukrainian Statehood Day July 28.
House OKs Anti-Trafficking Bill to ‘Protect the Most Vulnerable Among Us’
“Critical” anti-trafficking legislation overwhelmingly approved by the House in a bipartisan vote July 26 “will go a long way toward protecting so many vulnerable people from exploitation while providing tremendous support and resources to victims,” said one of it is sponsors, Rep. Chris Smith, N.J.