Pleas from members of the Loyola Marymount University community against Friday’s on-campus Planned Parenthood fundraiser have fallen on deaf ears, with the Catholic university allowing the event to continue as scheduled.
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Grassroots Effort Calls on Pope to Canonize six Black Sainthood Candidates
The Mass was organized by a national campaign made up of members of three Baltimore parishes, St. Ann, St. Francis Xavier and St. Wenceslaus, as well as longtime members of St. Ann’s social justice committee. The purpose was to create awareness and educate the American people about the stories of these six candidates for sainthood.
Songs You Can Appreciate While We’re ‘Saving Time’
With Daylight Saving Time upon us, this could be a good opportunity to reflect about songs that revolve around the notions of how time passes, how to hold onto it, and how to use it well.
Supply Chain Delays ‘Dramatically’ Affect Cemetery Headstone Industry
For families who’ve lost a loved one, choosing a headstone is one of the final things they do as part of funeral and burial arrangements. The finality of the stone can bring closure. But for families who have lost someone during the pandemic, getting a headstone has become a long process.
Only In Print: Exchange of Gifts Features Personal Touches
During a nearly 90-minute meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace, which included 75 minutes of closed-door discussions, Pope Francis gave President Joe Biden a large painted ceramic tile of a pilgrim walking along Rome’s Tiber River, pointing to St. Peter’s Basilica in the distance.
Parents Turn to Catholic Education After Public School Crisis Escalates
This year, Lisa Muller-Leo transferred her first-grade daughter Harley from public school to St. Mel’s Catholic Academy in Flushing. The school where Harley attended kindergarten apparently had no clue several weeks into the academic year.
Immigration Advocates Praise new Effort by DHS to End ‘Remain in Mexico’
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas submitted a lengthy document Oct. 29 that he hopes will lead to the eventual end of a policy designed to keep asylum-seekers to the U.S. on the Mexico side of the southern border until their cases are heard.
N.Y. Court to Reconsider Mandate for Abortion Coverage by Religious Groups
The Supreme Court sent a case back to a lower court Nov. 1 asking it to reconsider a ruling against the Diocese of Albany, New York, and other religious groups that challenged the state’s mandate requiring employers to provide abortion coverage in their employee health insurance plans.
U.S. Church Leaders Grateful for Extra Time for Diocesan Phase of Synod
The U.S. bishops’ conference point person for the preparatory period of the Synod on Synodality has welcomed the Vatican’s extension of the diocesan phase after what in many places was considered a rushed start to the opening on Oct. 17.
Supreme Court Could be Leaning to Allow Challenges to Texas Abortion Law
During oral arguments just shy of three hours Nov. 1, the Supreme Court closely examined — and seemed to have concerns about — how the new abortion law in Texas was framed and is enforced.