When Mattel announced the release of a Barbie doll portrayed with Down syndrome April 25, the global toymaker explained the addition to its product line is intended “to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie.”
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Head of Taxi Company Serving Cities in Ukraine, Poland Helps Sisters Get Supplies to War-Torn Villages
Ivan Smyglia and Denys Kurpikov say they had “no other option” but to assist in delivering food and much-needed supplies to some of the hardest-to-reach and most dangerous places in a country at war.
Medals, Scapulars Are Often Part Of Jockeys’ Uniforms; Amid Risks Of Horse Racing, Riders Value Prayer, Devotion
Jockey David Cabrera has had a special devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe since he was a child.
Iowa Governor Poised to Sign Bill Loosening Restrictions on Child Labor
Iowa is poised to enact legislation that loosens its child labor protections, a trend in some Republican-led states that has prompted concern from some Catholic leaders.
Government Allows Catholic Hospital to Keep Sanctuary Lamp Burning
With a potential lawsuit looming, the federal government has issued a waiver to allow a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma to keep the flame of its long-lit sanctuary candle burning, which, in the Catholic tradition, symbolizes the presence of Christ.
SUV Driver That Hit Texas Migrant Crowd Killing 8 Charged With Manslaughter, Bishop Flores ‘Mourns’ Horrific Loss
The driver of an SUV, which slammed into a crowd of migrants on May 7 at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing 8 people and injuring several others has been charged with manslaughter.
Dallas Bishop Reacts to Mass Shooting at Mall With ‘Heavy Heart,’ Urges ‘Prayers For Peace’ In Communities
Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns addressed the faithful of the diocese “with a heavy heart” late May 6 after at least eight people, including a child, were killed during a mass shooting that afternoon at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas.
Supreme Court Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution While Reviewing His Case
In a brief order issued May 5, the Supreme Court blocked Oklahoma’s upcoming execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip scheduled for May 18.
Diocesan Partnership Helps Appalachian Families Rebuild Homes and Hope
Nearly a year has passed since a rare “hundred year flood” devastated the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky, an area known as “the mountains” that was already stricken by extreme poverty and unemployment.
Despite New Epa Rule to Reduce Toxic Pollution, Catholic Activist Says Fight to Protect Communities Far From Over
By Kimberley Heatherington (OSV News) — Sharon Lavigne has been called a modern-day Moses. But the perhaps unlikely environmental prophet — a 71-year-old retired special education teacher — doesn’t want to lead her neighbors out of St. James Parish, Louisiana. She said she just wants area industries — which lie in the 85-mile corridor between […]