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Three local Catholic schools win state baseball titles
Dominant pitching and plenty of drama led La Salle (class AAAA), John Paul II (AAA) and Devon Prep (A) to the PIAA championships this month. Each of the teams might not have expected their seasons to go so far, let alone end so well.
Pro-life lawyer says HHS mandate not part of ‘real women’s agenda’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) -- Based on her own research and interviews with women, including many post-abortive women, Helen Alvare said women today have a host of concerns that need attention from government and society, and getting freeing contraceptives is not among them.
Even under attack, family shows its importance, Vatican official says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The continuing strength of many traditional families around the world and the longing of many people to have such a family demonstrate that "despite past or even current challenges, the family, in fact, is the fundamental unit of human society," said the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
Sudanese woman rearrested with family at airport
KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNS) -- Meriam Ibrahim, a Catholic woman originally sentenced to death for marrying a Christian, was released from prison June 23, but apprehended again the next day at the Khartoum airport with her husband, who is a U.S. citizen, and their two children, her lawyer said.
High court won’t rule on abortion doctors, juvenile sentencing
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court declined June 23 to get involved in a case over a Wisconsin law that requires abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The law remains blocked from being implemented while it is being challenged in a lower court.
Catholic newspaper cannot say ‘Allah’ in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (CNS) -- Malaysia's highest court upheld a lower-court ruling that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God in its Malay-language edition. Doing so would "cause confusion in the community," it said.
Keeping kids healthy in a peaceful summer
Nutritional Development Services will offer healthy foods to children at 400 sites in the region while school is out for the summer. Joined with an initiative to promote peace in their neighborhoods, kids receive food for body and soul in the Summer Meals Program.
Archbishop: Catholics should be free to serve with ‘eucharistic heart’
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The Eucharist conforms Catholics to "the pattern of Christ's self-giving love" and compels them to see the dignity of the poor and perform acts of mercy, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said at the June 21 opening Mass for this year's Fortnight for Freedom.
Sudanese Catholic woman convicted of apostasy is released from prison
KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNS) -- Meriam Ibrahim, 26, a Catholic woman convicted of apostasy for marrying a Christian, was released from prison June 23, her lawyer said.
Marchers feel encouraged in their stance for traditional marriage
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Father Rick Kosisko found a lot to be thankful for during the March for Marriage. Joined by hundreds of supporters of traditional marriage at the U.S. Capitol June 19, the pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, told Catholic News Service he was pleased to know that others felt it was important to show up in Washington to share their views about the sacredness of the bond between one man and one woman.