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U.S. bishops, Pope Francis react strongly to dead migrant father, child
Photos of a Salvadoran migrant and his 23-month-old daughter lying face down in the Rio Grande River sparked outrage against the U.S. government due to squalid conditions at migrant facilities and increasingly harsh policies against immigrants.
Catholic schools diverge over status of teachers in same-sex unions
UPDATED - Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School has a different canonical and nonprofit status than Cathedral High School, so the impact of the archdiocesan decree revoking a school's Catholic status would not have the same effect on both schools.
50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
When Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gingerly stepped onto the surface of the moon July 20, 1969, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno had no idea that some day he would become the director of the Vatican Observatory.
Screening of ‘Divine Plan’ marks anniversary of pope’s 1979 Poland trip
UPDATED - White House officials marked the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II's first pilgrimage to Poland by watching a new film about President Ronald Reagan's and the late pontiff's anti-communism efforts.
Institute helps priests, seminarians be ‘better instrument’ of God’s love
For the past 25 years, the Broom Tree Retreat Center's spiritual formation programs have helped thousands of priests and seminarians from around the United States to experience God's love and pass it on to their flocks.
As raid threats stoke fears, church leaders try to comfort immigrants
Panic had set in among immigrant communities across the U.S. bracing for roundups starting June 23 that would target families. Though deportations were delayed, President Trump threatened them again if talks over asylum failed.
Court overturns conviction of death-row inmate for jury selection bias
In the 7-2 decision June 21, the court reversed the 2010 conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had argued that the prosecutor, who is white, had prevented African Americans from serving as jurors in his case.
Mark Lombard is 2019 winner of the CPA’s St. Francis de Sales Award
Mark Lombard, business manager and a contributing editor of the Clarion Herald, newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, is the recipient of the 2019 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.
Jesuits at Indianapolis school, archbishop at odds over gay employee
The Archbishop of Indianapolis issued a decree June 21 against a Jesuit school that refused to dismiss a gay employee, saying that "with great sadness" the archdiocese no longer recognizes it as a Catholic institution.
From Somalia to US: Initial challenges are met by other hurdles, rewards
World Refugee Day, marked annually on June 20, aims to raise awareness of the situations and experiences that refugees endure throughout the world.