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Catholic Family, School Sue Maine Over Exclusion From Tuition Assistance Program
A Catholic family and a Catholic high school in Maine have sued the state, alleging that it continues to exclude faith-based schools from a tuition assistance program even after the Supreme Court ruled last year that it couldn’t do so.
Franciscan Priests Return to Walter Reed Medical Center
A few months after a contract issue ended the services of a community of Franciscan priests at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, has announced the issue has been resolved, and the priests have returned to their ministry.
Students Who Started College During COVID Crisis Graduate
This year’s college graduates share one unique thing in common: Their college years were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic that started during their freshman year.
Catholic Graduates Told to Make a Difference
New York’s Catholic college graduates were urged by a church leader, a cookbook author, and a music icon to build on their experiences by making a difference in today’s world.
Teacher’s Career Advice? Don’t Be Afraid to Fail
Eli Joseph, who teaches applied analytics at both Columbia University and New York University (NYU), has the “distinction” of having been rejected from 30 colleges and universities he applied to back when he was a senior at Benjamin Banneker Academy in Clinton Hill.
Death Row Prisoners in Louisiana File Clemency Petitions With Governor
Almost all of Louisiana’s death row prisoners pleaded with Gov. John Bel Edwards June 13 to grant them a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
U.S. Bishops Ponder Plan to Combat Declines in Hispanic Catholicism
A few months after a Pew Research Center study showed that the number of U.S. Hispanics who identify as Catholic has drastically dropped over the past decade, the nation’s bishops will vote on a plan to overhaul the U.S. Church’s approach to Hispanic ministry.
LA Archbishop Invites Catholics to Join Him for Mass on Day Dodgers Honor Controversial Group
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez is urging area Catholics to join him for a special midday Mass June 16 on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus that will start a day of prayer prior to the scheduled honoring by the Los Angeles Dodgers of an LGBTQ+ drag group that dresses as nuns.
Bishops Urge Catholics to Say Prayers of Reparation for Team’s Honoring of Anti-Catholic Group
U.S. Catholic bishops are urging Catholics to say prayers of reparation to heal damage caused by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ plans to honor the anti-Catholic drag group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.