Organizers of the Paris Olympic Games apologized during the Games’ daily news conference July 28 to those offended by a drag performance during the opening ceremony that the French bishops said “included scenes of mockery and derision of Christianity.”
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U.S. Sisters, Advocates Call on Big Tech to Do More to End Human Trafficking
An anti-trafficking group founded by U.S. Catholic religious sisters is calling on leaders of Big Tech firms to counter human rights abuses that allow human trafficking to fester.
Poll Shows Almost Half of Americans Rate U.S. Morality as ‘Poor’
New data shows most of the nation views birth control and in vitro fertilization as “morally acceptable,” while extramarital affairs and suicide are regarded as the most “morally wrong” of several behaviors — with close to half the nation regarding overall morality in the U.S. as “poor.”
Parishioners’ Growing Lament: We Can’t Afford ‘Affordable’ Housing
Anna Baker, a parishioner of Our Lady of Victory Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant who has lived in her neighborhood for decades, knows first-hand New York City’s affordable housing crunch.
Fight Against Trafficking Must Include Combating Its Crimes Online, Advocate Says
Strategic collaboration, especially with law enforcement monitoring crimes online, is needed in the fight against human trafficking, according to the head of an international network of religious orders and partners against trafficking.
Abuse Suits Filed Against St. Louis Archdiocese; 1 Names Omaha Archbishop, Then St. Louis Priest
Five civil lawsuits filed against the Archdiocese of St. Louis July 24 allege multiple incidents of sexual abuse of minors and long-standing coverups, with a Nebraska archbishop — then a St. Louis archdiocesan priest — included among the accused.
Biden Calls For Sweeping Changes to High Court, Including Term Limits and Enforceable Ethics Code
President Joe Biden July 29 called for legislation and a constitutional amendment that would result in massive changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code.
In Nigeria, Women Religious Are Rescuing, Rehabilitating Victims of Human Trafficking
For decades, Nigeria has remained a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa, with her citizens making up 6% of immigrants in Libya, where they are commonly traded in open markets, according to a 2021 report from the International Organization for Migration.
New Bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., Calls His Ordination, Installation ‘A Day of Great Beginnings’
In a historic day for the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Mark Beckman was ordained July 26 as the church in East Tennessee’s fourth shepherd.
Maryland Catholic High School Roots for Three Alumnae Swimming for U.S. in Paris
Just one day ahead of the grand opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda hosted its own celebration — a pep rally to showcase the community’s love, support and pride for three alumnae Olympians.