The Idaho Supreme Court Aug. 12 upheld a state law that bans abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. The law will take effect Aug. 25.
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Louisiana Boat Procession to Highlight Saints Known for Love of Eucharist
The annual Fête-Dieu du Têche in the Diocese of Lafayette takes place on the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, and this year’s 40-mile eucharistic procession by boat down the Bayou Têche coincides with the U.S. Catholic Church’s three-year National Eucharistic Revival now underway.
Principal Calls Vandalism at Catholic School in Washington ‘A Hate Crime’
St. Anthony Catholic School in Northeast Washington has been vandalized twice in less than a week in what the principal of the school is calling “a hate crime.”
Hope and Prayers For A ‘Very Joyful’ School Year in Uvalde, Texas
When it was time for the homily at an August 15 Mass to open the school year for Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller abandoned his prepared talk and instead had the students stand so he could speak to them directly.
Minnesota Priest Named USCCB Specialist for Eucharistic Revival
Father Craig Vasek, a priest of the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, has been appointed as a specialist in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis to help implement the multiyear National Eucharistic Revival.
Catholic Agencies Say Inflation Reduction Act Addresses Long-Standing Goals
Landmark legislation to address climate change, reduce prescription drug costs, and establish a minimum tax on large corporations — once thought dead but suddenly passed by the Senate — is being hailed by Catholic advocates.
Father Carl Kabat, 88, Spent 17 Years in Prison For Anti-Nuclear Protests
Oblate Father Carl Kabat, who routinely described himself as a “fool for Christ” for his many faith witnesses challenging U.S. nuclear weapons policy, died Aug. 4 at his religious order’s Madonna Residence in San Antonio. He was 88.
Busloads of Migrants Arrive in NYC Amid War of Words Between Adams, Abbott
After two busloads of migrants, sent directly from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott, arrived in New York City last week, Mayor Eric Adams renewed calls for the federal government to help the city deal with the unexpected influx of newcomers.
24 Members of Congress Write Biden About Jesuit Murders, Mexico Violence
U.S. members of Congress have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to “work closely with the Mexican government to sure there is full accountability for the murders” of two Jesuits in their parish and a tour guide they were protecting.
Archbishop Decries Biden Executive Order, ‘Continued Promotion of Abortion’
Decrying President Joe Biden’s new executive order on abortion, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee said that “continued promotion of abortion takes lives and irreparably harms vulnerable pregnant mothers, their families and society.”