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Pope returns to Vatican, ‘is better than before,’ chief surgeon says
Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after a nine-day hospital stay and intends to go ahead with his planned trips abroad in August and September, according to his chief surgeon.
U.N. agency says solution to child labor is helping governments create jobs, assist families with child care
As the International Labor Organization of the United Nations took aim at child labor and the exploitation of children June 12, Pope Francis lent his support with a tweet.
Choice ‘didn’t make me lose something, but someone,’ says Jane; her abortion story marks UK ‘Day of Life’
The reflections of a woman who regretted her abortion will form the key message of the 2023 “Day for Life” of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
A month after U.S. lifts Title 42, church-run shelters in Mexico are pushed to the limit
The changes have reduced the number of illegal border crossings by around 50 percent, according to the Department of Homeland Security. But they’re also putting pressure on shelters in Mexico, where thousands of migrants like Lucena are stranded, as they try to schedule appointments on the government’s app.
USCCB president lays out vision of church ‘committed to the common good’
The Catholic Church in the United States remains “committed to the common good” in navigating several political issues impacting the poor and vulnerable, especially migrants, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the conference’s Spring Plenary Assembly June 15.
U.S. bishops condemn Florida execution during their assembly in letter to Pope Francis
As the U.S. bishops gathered for their spring plenary assembly, they voted June 15 to approve a letter intended for Pope Francis that also denounced Florida’s planned execution that day.
Franciscan friars return to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed in Bethesda
Franciscan priests have returned to pastoral ministry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, two months after the center decided to end their contract.
Pope Francis is set to leave Gemelli hospital June 16
Pope Francis was scheduled to be released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital June 16 after having abdominal surgery June 7, the Vatican press office said.
Texas becomes seventh state to implement age verification for accessing online pornography
Texas has become the seventh state to enact a law requiring age verification for viewing pornography online.
Rev. Pat Robertson will be remembered for broadcasting Gospel message to millions, bishop says
The late Rev. Pat Robertson’s work “in the area of bringing the Gospel message to millions where they are, through modern technology and communications” will “forever be regarded and remembered,” Bishop Barry C. Knestout said in a statement about the passing of the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network.