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Catholic leaders see Chauvin verdict as a call for more action
Although Catholic leaders across the country called the April 20 jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial a moment of justice, they also stressed there is still a lot of work to do to move toward healing.
Former cop found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd
A jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts -- second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter -- April 20 for the death of Floyd May 25, 2020.
Research with fetal tissue from abortion called ‘deeply offensive’
The National Institutes of Health ended a Trump administration ban on the research. A key bishop called on the Biden administration to fund research "that does not rely upon body parts taken from innocent children killed through abortion."
$1 million gift to help Neumann U’s campus expansion
The donation by Mark and Ann Baiada, founders of Bayada Home Health Care, will support nursing and health sciences, fund scholarships and expand the campus footprint by 2035.
Panel: Politicizing border issue overshadows serious plight of migrants
The message of a Georgetown University webinar on immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border: Don't believe everything you hear from politicians. The issues are more complex than they mention.
Vocation camp plants seed of discerning God’s will in young men
More than a dozen middle school boys discovered “the first seed” of discerning a vocation to priesthood at the Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Camp held at St. Charles Seminary this month.
USCCB migration chairman urges Biden to raise cap on refugee admissions
A presidential spokesperson said the cap would be raised from the historically low 15,000 refugees to an unspecified number by May 15. Biden had promised to raise it to 62,500.
Local Haitian Catholics denounce kidnappings, call for solidarity
The April 11 abduction of five priests and two religious sisters by a Port-au-Prince gang highlights the dire need for reform in Haiti -- a task for which the Catholic Church is vital, say people with ties to Haiti.
Week-long event reflects on St. Katharine Drexel’s mission
The mission-affirming stories in an online series starting April 25 will help reflect on how St. Katharine’s mission as it pertained to social justice is alive in 2021.
Mass for Persons with Disabilities set for April 25 at cathedral
Archbishop Nelson Pérez will be the celebrant and homilist for the annual Mass for the intention of persons with disabilities, the deaf community, their families, friends and caregivers.