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‘Don’t look away,’ children plead to Congress in gun control message
"How many of us have to die ... for lawmakers to do their job?" asked organizers of a June 6 protest in the nation's capital demanding restrictions on the high-powered weapons used in recent mass shootings.
Eucharistic revival seeks to reawaken belief in Real Presence
A three-year grassroots effort, set to launch June 19, will invite Catholics in Philadelphia and across the nation to rediscover Christ in the consecrated bread and wine.
Families, women religious in Poland open their lives to Ukrainian refugees
Those fleeing Russia's war on Ukraine, now past the 100-day mark, are finding safety and some solace in Polish homes, convents and hearts.
Cardinal Farrell to lead Vatican’s Investment Committee
The five-year appointment, announced June 7, will see Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell chair the group, created as part of a broader reform of the Roman Curia.
Local phase wraps, but synod process points to lasting dialogue, says archbishop
While celebrating a June 4 Mass to mark the close of the universal synod's first phase, Archbishop Nelson Pérez reminded faithful that "there's more to come," since the Trinity itself is in "an eternal synodal process."
St. Mary of Providence Center to host strawberry festival
Food, entertainment, shopping and mansion tours are all on the agenda for the June 18 bash at the Chester County retreat center and senior living complex.
Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine
Chatting with children June 4, Pope Francis said he wants "to go to Ukraine" and plans to meet with government representatives about a potential visit, provided such travel would not "do more harm to the whole world than good."
Blinken calls respect for religious freedom ‘vital foreign policy priority’
Releasing an annual report on international religious freedom June 2, the U.S. Secretary of State also stressed "the fundamental right of each person" to practice, or decline to observe, a given faith.
Bishops lament that Nigerians are not safe anywhere after church attack
After dozens were killed by gunmen during a June 5 Pentecost Sunday Mass, the bishops "condemned in the strongest terms the spilling of innocent blood in the house of God."
Pope saddened by Pentecost attack in Nigeria
Pope Francis expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a church in the Diocese of Ondo and reportedly killed at least 50 people during a Pentecost Mass.