Police are searching for a man who attacked two men who were praying outside a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 26 in Baltimore.
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Columbus Diocese Closes 15 Parishes Amid Initiative to Move From Maintenance to Mission
The Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, announced May 25 it will close a number of parishes following what it called “an extensive three-year evaluation process.”
The Vatican Names Las Vegas as the Newest U.S. Archdiocese
For the first time in 19 years, the United States has a new archdiocese. The Vatican announced on May 30 the creation of the Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas, which includes the newly elevated Archdiocese of Las Vegas, and the Dioceses of Reno and Salt Lake City.
Economists, Educators, Catholic Leaders Discuss What’s At Stake In Debt Limit Resolution For Those Most In Need
“Blessed are the young,” said Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, “for they shall inherit the national debt.” Hoover’s witty mangling of Matthew 5:5 still gets a laugh today, just as it surely did when he made the wisecrack in 1936.
Victims Of Apartment Building Collapse In Davenport, Iowa, Turn To Nearby Catholic Church
Had it not been for a Pentecost prayer vigil, St. Anthony Catholic Church in downtown Davenport would not have been open at 5 p.m. on a Sunday night, said its pastor, Father Rudolph Juarez. Tenants fleeing from a partially collapsed apartment building a little more than a block away were grateful for that blessing the night of May 28.
San Francisco Prelate Calls Lesser Charges for Defacing Serra Statue ‘Anti-Catholic’
With a California district attorney reducing the charges against five vandals who desecrated a St. Junípero Serra statue in 2020, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco fears others will now believe they can carry out similar attacks and not face serious legal punishment.
Arson At Beloved Illinois Shrine Leaves Community ‘Deeply Wounded,’ Says Rector
An arson attack at a beloved Marian shrine in Illinois has left a community “deeply wounded,” the shrine’s rector told OSV News May 26.
Experts Hail U.S. Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning For Youth Mental Health
For parents still wondering if social media can be harmful to their children’s mental health, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had a warning May 23: “We are in the middle of a national youth mental health crisis, and I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis — one that we must urgently address.”
Court Puts Temporary Hold On South Carolina Abortion Ban A Day After Governor Signed Bill
A judge put a temporary hold on South Carolina’s six-week ban on most abortions May 26, a day after Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law.
Calling It a ‘Missouri Miracle,’ Pilgrims Flock to See Nun’s Preserved Body
Hundreds of people daily are visiting a Benedictine monastery in a rural area north of Kansas City, Missouri, to witness what many are calling a “Miracle in Missouri” — a nun’s exhumed body that shows no signs of decay.