A woman in Birmingham, Ala. — the biggest city in the state that in May passed the strictest abortion law since Roe v. Wade — was indicted in the shooting death of her own unborn child.
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Seminarian From Staten Island Dies in Colorado Bus Crash
One of the two people who died in a bus crash in Colorado on June 23 was a seminarian originally from Staten Island.
Supreme Court Stops Citizenship Question in Census, for Now
A 5-4 ruling handed down June 27, which was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined in part by the other justices, said the administration’s reason for adding the citizenship question “seems to have been contrived.”
USCCB Tackles Abuse Crisis
U.S. bishops at their spring meeting earlier this month produced guidelines on how to hold themselves accountable. Here are some of the measures.
Photo of Drowned Migrant Father and Daughter Shocks Nation
A searing photo of a migrant father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande River on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas has gone viral, becoming the latest flashpoint in the issue of immigration at the southern border.
U.S. Bishops Draw Flak for Official Statement After Trump’s Deportation Threat
Following President Donald Trump’s plans to deport “millions” of undocumented migrants, the United States Conference of Catholic bishops (USCCB) released a statement acknowledging that nations have a right to protect their borders, while urging attention toward the root causes of migration.
Indianapolis Archdiocese Says Jesuit School With Gay Teacher Is Not ‘Catholic’
After refusing to fire a teacher who is gay and in a civil same-sex marriage, a Jesuit school in Indianapolis has been stripped of its Catholic label by the archdiocese.
NY Cardinal Says Vatican-Israel Ties Have Made ‘World a Better Place’
Reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Holy See and Israel, New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan hailed the occasion as an international achievement that has “quite literally made the world a better place.”
Update: Historic Cross on Public Property Can Stay, Supreme Court Rules
For nearly a century, the 40-foot cross “has expressed the community’s grief at the loss of the young men who perished, its thanks for their sacrifice, and its dedication to the ideals for which they fought. It has become a prominent community landmark.”
California’s Bishops Call for Ecological Conversion on ‘Laudato Si’ Milestone
Timed to mark the 4th anniversary of Laudato si’ -Pope Francis’s landmark document on the environment – the Catholic bishops of California have released a major pastoral statement calling for statewide ecological conversion.