In response to accusations from the Archdiocese of the Military Services that it has committed a “glaring violation” of hospitalized Catholics’ rights by terminating its contract with a community of Franciscan priests, Walter Reed National Medical Center maintained that Catholic services will still be provided.
Author: John Lavenburg
Walter Reed Medical Center Terminates Contract with Catholic Ministry; Hires Secular Firm
The Archdiocese for the Military Services has accused Walter Reed National Medical Center of committing a “glaring violation” of hospitalized Catholics’ rights after the medical center terminated its contract with a community of Franciscan priests, and ordered them to stop their hospital ministry ahead of Holy Week.
Six Suspects to be Charged in Deadly Mexico Migrant Center Blaze
After a federal investigation, a Mexican court issued arrest warrants for six people on March 30 for their connection to a fire that killed at least 40 migrants at an immigration detention center in the border city Ciudad Juárez.
East Palestine Toxic Rail Disaster Stirs Up Flint Water Crisis Memories
Katie Baxter remembers when, back in 2014, the water source in Flint, Michigan, was switched from Lake Huron to the Flint River and how, over time, residents began seeing discoloration in the water, feeling itching in their hair, and breaking out in rashes.
Texas Bishop Calls for Policy Change After Fire Kills Migrants in Mexican Border Facility
A fire that killed more than three dozen migrants at the National Migration Institute in Ciudad Juárez — the city that borders El Paso along the U.S-Mexico border — on the evening of March 27 was reportedly started by migrants who set mattresses ablaze to protest their pending deportation.
Nashville Bishop Offers Prayers for Victims of Covenant School Shooting
Leaders of the Diocese of Nashville have expressed sadness and shock over a school shooting at a Christian elementary school in the city while offering prayers for the victims, their families, and the entire school community.
Catholic Leaders Denounce New US-Canada Immigration Deal
A Catholic refugee organization has come out against the expansion of an immigration agreement between the United States and Canada, arguing it allows both countries to turn away more asylum seekers and therefore limits their legal right to seek protection.
U.S. Bishops Urge Dept. of Education to Keep Rule Protecting Campus Religious Groups
In response to a proposal from the U.S. Department of Education to rescind religious freedom protection for faith-based organizations on public university campuses, deeming them unnecessary, the U.S. bishops have asked the agency to preserve the protection, which it calls “common sense.”
New York Dioceses Will Hold Statewide Eucharistic Revival Event
In an effort to localize the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival, the eight New York dioceses have come together to sponsor a statewide Eucharistic Congress.
Diocesan Youth ‘Lock-In’ on Faith And Friends at Overnight Retreat
There’s a climactic scene in “The Lion King” where a conflicted and lost Simba looks into a pool of water, and his reflection becomes the face of his father, Mufasa. Mufasa then tells Simba to remember who he is, that is, the true king of the Pride Lands.