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Pitcher makes her pitch, leads team to CL softball championship
With two outs in the final inning and the tying run on third, Meg Sullivan threw the last of her six strikeouts -- after adding an RBI single -- to lead Bonner-Prendergast over St. Hubert's, 3-2.
Safeguarding creation is religious obligation, Vatican officials say
"Our vocation to be guardians of God's handiwork is not optional, nor is it tangential to our religious commitment as Christians and Muslims: It is an essential part of it," said the Vatican’s annual message to Muslims for the end of Ramadan.
Bishops: Senate health care bill must respect life, be ‘truly affordable’
Members of the U.S. Senate "have a grave obligation" to make sure their health care reform bill respects life, provides access to adequate health care "for all" and is "truly affordable," four U.S. bishops said in a letter to senators.
Trump’s decision to abandon Paris climate pact called ‘deeply troubling’
The head of the U.S. bishops' committee on justice and peace criticized the withdrawal from the climate accord but hoped the president "will propose concrete ways to address global climate change and promote environmental stewardship.”
Ecumenical group hosts welcome at Puerto Rico church for freed prisoner
Lopez Rivera, a decorated Vietnam veteran, was serving a 70-year sentence for seditious conspiracy. The charges stemmed from his participation in a group responsible for several bombings in the U.S. demanding Puerto Rico's political freedom.
Mali’s first cardinal said to foster regional peace, understanding
Cardinal-elect Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali, the first from the western Africa nation, will use his position to ease the multiple crises facing sub-Saharan regions, an aide said, despite new media accusations linking him to a financial scandal.
Medieval traditions used by Luther to form his stance on justification
In theological terms, justification is God's act of removing the guilt and penalty of sin while at the same time declaring a sinner righteous through Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
Bishop DeSimone recalls his role in major WWII battle for Italy
73 years ago, the young Sergeant Louis DeSimone was with the U.S. Army group that liberated Rome on June 5 after a campaign of heavy fighting. Now 95, the retired auxiliary bishop tells about his service and its link to his vocation.
Maryland priest hopes summer convocation sparks missionary renewal
Father Mark Bialek will attend the "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America," a national gathering in Orlando, Florida, from July 1-4, to learn about evangelization and share ideas with other Catholic leaders.
Defending sacredness of life offers service to everyone, pope says
Upholding the sacredness of human life becomes concrete when generations work together to serve everyone: the poor, disabled, orphans, migrants, the unborn and the elderly, Pope Francis said.