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City to Issue ID Cards
Mayor Bill DiBlasio came to the steps of the Grand Army Plaza branch of the Brooklyn Public Library to sign into law the bill establishing a Municipal ID card for New York City.
Fight For Schools Doesn’t Break
School may not have been in session, but the fight to get relieve from the high cost of education goes on.
The Books We Are Reading This Summer
See what people around the diocese are reading this summer!
For God and Country in Dyker Heights
Dyker Heights residents waved the emblem of the land they love as the Knights of Columbus held its 109th annual Independence Day Parade on Saturday, June 28.
Sainthood Cause for Nun on the Frontier
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has received permission from the Vatican to open a sainthood cause for a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati who ministered to people on the frontier in the Southwest in the 1870s and 1880s.
Vatican Laicizes Former Nuncio Over Sexual Abuse Charges
A Vatican investigation has led to the expulsion of a former Vatican ambassador from the priesthood in response to allegations of sexually abusing minors.
Pope Offers Prayers for Murdered Israeli Teens
Pope Francis expressed his participation in the “unspeakable suffering” of the families of three kidnapped Israeli teens whose bodies were found June 30 in Hebron, West Bank.
Iraqi Christians’ Fate Goes from Bad to Worse
IAMMAN, Jordan (CNS) – Thousands of Iraqi Christians fled shelling by extremist militants and were seeking refuge in the neighboring autonomous Kurdistan region, said Catholic leaders in northern Iraq, who expressed grave concern for the people’s fate.
Court Nixes Buffer Zones Outside Abortuaries
WASHINGTON (CNS) – In a June 26 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that 35-foot buffer zones around abortion clinics – meant to keep demonstrators away – violates First Amendment rights.