Justin Carr’s future looked bright. He had just celebrated his 26th birthday, started a new job and was getting ready to settle down and start a family. That ended Sept. 21, when a bullet shattered his skull. The next day, he was dead.
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Trump Names Catholics To Faith Advisory Group
The campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced Sept. 22 that it has formed a group of Catholic leaders to advise him “on those issues and policies important to Catholics and other people of faith in America.”
Religious Liberty May Be at Stake in Election
As recent years have brought religious liberty court battles and the federal contraceptive mandate infringing on operations by church entities – along with a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy to be filled – 2016 might be a seminal electoral year.
‘Moved by Mercy’ Theme For Respect Life Month
Each year, October is designated as Respect Life Month by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and this year’s theme is “Moved by Mercy.”
Benedictine Was With Arnie at Time of Death
Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki of St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa., was with Arnold Palmer when the golfing great died Sept. 25.
Monastery Cookies Have Heavenly Herbal Recipe
The aroma of fresh-baked spice cookies fills a monastery bakery in Ferdinand, Ind. The Sisters of St. Benedict claim this scent is truly “heavenly,” and with good reason. A saint wrote the recipe.
Ads Distort Church Teaching on Abortion
Ads appearing around the country “calling for taxpayer funding of abortion in the name of the Catholic faith” – an effort of the abortion advocacy group Catholics for Choice – are “deceptive” and promote “abortion as … a social good,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.
St. Thomas More Exhibit Debuts at JPII Shrine
“God’s Servant First: The Life and Legacy of Thomas More,” a new exhibit featuring artifacts revolving around St. Thomas More has opened at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., and will run through March, 2017.
Catholic Relief Services Names Veteran Staffer as New CEO
A six-month search for a new president and CEO for one of the largest humanitarian relief agencies in the world ended at its doorstep, with Catholic Relief Services announcing Sept. 16 that it is hiring a veteran employee – Sean Callahan, as its new president and CEO.
Explorer’s Cross May Have Been Found in Archeological Dig
The first Catholic liturgy is believed to have been occurred in Arkansas 475 years ago, but archaeologists are working to authenticate physical proof of that celebration near the St. Francis River, about 40 miles from the Mississippi River.