Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to the production of weapons worldwide, said members of a Vatican task force.
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Soto: ‘Strenuous labor’ of ending racism shouldn’t be ‘toppled’ by looting
By defacing and toppling a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, protesters may have meant “to draw attention to the sorrowful, angry memories over California’s past,” but “this act of vandalism does little to build the future,” Bishop Jaime Soto said July 5.
Cardinal Dolan: Broad criticism of NYPD unfairly tarnishes police officers
Utilizing personal stories from his interactions with the New York Police Department, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a newspaper column that the city’s police officers deserve better treatment and broad support on the job.
Concert honoring St. John Paul II centenary available online
An concert honoring the centennial of St. John Paul II’s birth is now available online.
Indiana priest suspended after derogatory remarks about protesters
The bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana, has suspended a priest from public ministry after the pastor referred to Black Lives Matters protesters as “maggots and parasites” in a Sunday bulletin.
Father Val Peter, Boys Town’s leader for 20 years, dies
Father Val Peter, who was executive director of Boys Town from 1985 to 2005, died June 30 at age 85. No cause of death was given.
Monsignor Ratzinger, retired pope’s brother, dies at 96
Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, a musician and retired Pope Benedict XVI’s elder brother, died July 1 at the age of 96.
Court says religious schools should not be excluded from tax credit program
The Supreme Court said the exclusion of religious schools in Montana’s state scholarship aid program violated the federal Constitution.
U.S. Catholic media must inspire unity amid division, pope says
Catholic media outlets in the United States are called to break down barriers that prevent dialogue and honest communication between people and communities, Pope Francis said.
Catholic leaders denounce court’s rejection of federal death penalty appeal
When the Supreme Court announced June 29 that it would not hear an appeal by federal death-row inmates challenging the method to be used in their upcoming executions, a longtime advocate against capital punishment said the court “abdicated its legal and moral responsibilities.”
San Francisco archbishop leads prayer, blesses site of toppled Serra statue
Several dozen people joined San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as he led the rosary June 27 and recited the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel for protection from evil at the site of the now-toppled statue of St. Junipero Serra in the city’s Golden Gate Park.
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law
In a 5-4 decision June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals could not stand.