The two-year anniversary June 24 of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is a time to “reflect on where we have been and where we are going,” said the chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ pro-life committee.
Author: Carol Zimmermann
World Refugee Day Highlights Plight of Millions Worldwide
According to the United Nations, every minute at least 20 people around the world leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror, and a growing number of people each year are also displaced by climate change, disasters, population growth and economic inequality.
Senate Republicans Block Bill to Protect IVF Treatments Nationwide
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic-sponsored bill June 13 to protect in vitro fertilization treatments across the country.
Supreme Court Rules Against Restricting Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone
In its first major abortion decision since overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the public’s access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Newly Deciphered Manuscript Could Be Oldest Record of Jesus’ Childhood
A papyrus fragment that has recently been deciphered by historians at a German university — where it had been stored unnoticed for decades — could be the oldest record of Jesus’ childhood, experts said.
Math Achievement Adds Up: Catholic High School Gets $1 Million Pledge From NBA Legend Charles Barkley
Two seniors at the time, Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, solved the extra challenge last year and the attention from it keeps coming. Just this past month, NBA legend Charles Barkley pledged to donate $1 million to the school after seeing a story about the students’ math feats on a recent CBS “60 Minutes” segment.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Makes Maryland Stop at Saint’s Former Home
A few hundred pilgrims spent the day June 6 in the rural area of Maryland where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton started her ministry and is buried. On a humid but clear sunny day they processed in prayer and song with the Eucharist in the morning on the grounds of the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and then through the town of Emmitsburg with stops at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School and St. Joseph’s Parish before returning to shrine.
Scholar Emphasizing Forgiveness in Post-Apartheid South Africa Wins Templeton Prize
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, winner of the 2024 Templeton Prize — one of the world’s largest lifetime achievement awards — has worked to help South Africans overcome trauma through forgiveness and reconciliation.
Federal Judge’s Ruling Blocks Some North Carolina Restrictions on Abortion Pill Access
A federal judge in North Carolina blocked some, but not all, state restrictions for access to medical abortion pills to be used at home.
Executions Worldwide at Highest Point in Almost a Decade, New Report Shows
The number of executions around the world increased 30% from 2022 to 2023 when it was also at its highest point in eight years, according to an Amnesty International annual report on global use of the death penalty.