Akyra Murray, who just recently graduated from West Catholic Preparatory High School, was the youngest victim of the Orlando nightclub shooting June 12.
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Philadelphia Reshapes Seminary Consolidation
The board of trustees of Philadelphia’s St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., has called for scrapping the planned consolidation of seminary operations on one 30-acre section of the campus and instead moving its operations off-campus.
Fortnight for Freedom
“Witnesses to Freedom” is the theme of the U.S. bishops’ fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom, which opens June 21, the vigil of the feast of SS. Thomas More and John Fisher, and closes on Independence Day, July 4.
When Harry ‘Met’ Harry, Under a New Orleans Bridge
New Orleans-born Harry Connick Jr. gave a graduation speech at at Loyola University New Orleans. It didn’t start out as a Father’s Day present, but now the tables were turned.
Minn. Charities to End Adoption Services
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis will close its Seton Prenatal Clinic and cease its adoption program. Citing declining numbers, and changes in health care regulations and industry trends, the agency’s president and CEO said the clinic, which provides health care to low-income or uninsured women, will close in August.
Prayers Offered for Victims Of Terrorism in Orlando
Orlando Bishop John G. Noonan urged people of faith “to turn their hearts and souls” to God and pray for the victims, the families and first responders following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history June 12. “A sword has pierced the heart of our city,” he said in a statement.
‘Greatest’ Also Known For Courage, Generosity
By Nancy Wiechec PHOENIX (CNS) – Muhammad Ali leaves an indelible mark on the world not only as a fighter and athlete, but also as a man of faith, courage and generosity. The three-time heavyweight champion and self-titled “The Greatest” boxer of all time died at a Scottsdale hospital June 3. He was 74. In […]
SCOTUS Sends Two More Health Care Cases Back to Lower Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court has remanded two Catholic entities’ legal challenges to the federal contraceptive mandate back to the lower courts.
Bishops Disturbed Over Directive on Transgender Bathrooms in Schools
The Obama administration’s May 13 directive on transgender access to bathrooms “that treats ‘a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex’ is deeply disturbing,” said the chairmen of two U.S. Catholic bishops’ committees.
Church Takeover Will End
SCITUATE, Mass. (CNS) – Parishioners who have maintained a presence in a closed church in the Archdiocese of Boston since 2004 said they planned to form an independent Catholic community after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected their appeal.