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Gaza’s Christian community persevering amid hardship and hope
The parish priest of Gaza Strip’s small Christian community admitted his flock is exhausted by war and a severe lack of food.
Nearly one in three conceptions in England and Wales end in abortion, government figures reveal
Nearly one in three conceptions in England and Wales end in abortion, newest government figures have revealed.
Caring for others, serving life is the ‘supreme law,’ pope says
Serving life by caring for others is “the supreme law” that comes before all of society’s rules, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors’ new president ‘pioneer in his field,’ French lawyer says
Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry, France, made international headlines as he succeeded one of the most acclaimed figures of church safeguarding in the world, Cardinal Sean O’Malley — retired archbishop of Boston — in his role as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Jesus did not ignore those in need, and neither should Christians, pope says
The pope celebrated the Mass in the small Church of St. Thomas of Villanova, just across the main square from the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo. The pope arrived in the hilltop town south of Rome July 6 for a brief vacation until July 20.
Cardinal Czerny asks church to remember seafarers on Sea Sunday
Basing his reflection on the insight of Vatican II that whatever is genuinely human resonates in the hearts of Christians, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Michael Czerny, assures “all those who work at sea … that they are in the heart of the Church; they are not alone in their demands for justice, dignity, and joy.”
Kansas Catholic school building vandalized, defaced with swastikas
A Catholic school building in Kansas has been extensively vandalized, with the perpetrators defacing the property with swastikas.
Judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order as part of class action lawsuit
A federal judge on July 10 placed a new, temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the practice of birthright citizenship as part of a class action lawsuit, a different legal procedure after the Supreme Court previously limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions.
Ukraine religious leaders issue ‘desperate cry’ to world to end Russia’s war
Ukraine’s religious leaders have issued a “desperate cry” to the global faith community, pleading for international action in ending “the humanitarian and spiritual catastrophe” resulting from Russia’s war on their nation.
Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass
Vestments worn by Pope Leo XIV and his concelebrants July 9 at the first Mass “for the care of creation” were made by a firm in his hometown of Chicago.