‘No justice, no peace’ reflects Catholic principles for police reform, bishops say
CNA Staff, Jun 25, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- As police reform legislation is currently stuck in the Senate, leading U.S. bishops wrote members of Congress on Wednesday outlining Catholic principles of policing. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, Bishop Mario Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington, and Bishop Shelton …
Pray, Reflect, and Take Action as we celebrate Religious Freedom June 26
Religious Freedom Week 2020: For the Good of All Border Wall Dispute in the Diocese of Brownsville Pray That the freedom of the local churches on the U.S. southern border will be respected. Reflect Efforts to construct a barrier on the southern border have met resistance from the Catholic Church …
Obituary: Reverend Donald J. Breaker
Reverend Donald J. Breaker passed away on May 18, 2020 in Venice, Florida. He was born on May 28, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood. He was ordained on May …
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores see donations and shoppers return in abundance
Donations have more than doubled, while shoppers return to search for bargains in all of the new merchandise CINCINNATI, JUNE 24, 2020 – The pandemic has made two things abundantly clear. One, there’s little doubt what people did once they were sent home: Cleaned. They channeled their inner Marie Kondo …
La Salle High School names head wrestling coach
La Salle High School is excited to announce their new head wrestling coach, Rico Hill. He begins his head coaching role after being an assistant at La Salle. He has additional previous coaching experiences at Lakota East High School and Liberty Junior High School. Hill also served as the interim …
‘I cannot remain silent’: Madison Catholic bishop condemns destruction of religious statues
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 24, 2020 / 04:08 pm MT (CNA).- As rioters across the United States target statues depicting historical figures, the Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday denounced that destruction, along with calls to destroy some depictions of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgina Mary. “Should …
Spanish mayor offers to take downed St. Junipero Serra statue
Madrid, Spain, Jun 24, 2020 / 06:07 pm MT (CNA).- The mayor of Boadilla del Monte, a town just west of metro Madrid in central Spain, has offered to take the statue of Saint Junipero Serra toppled last weekend in San Francisco. Serra’s statue was torn down in San Francisco’s …
Trump signs order to support work with faith groups on adoption
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 24, 2020 / 04:00 pm MT (CNA).- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to bolster the federal government’s work with community and faith-based groups in adoption and foster care. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that …
Pope Francis thanks Paralympian Alex Zanardi for offering ‘lesson in humanity’
Vatican City, Jun 24, 2020 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has written a letter of encouragement to Alex Zanardi, a Formula One driver turned Paralympic champion who is in a coma following a collision last Friday. In the letter, published June 24 in the Italian sports newspaper La …
Pray, Reflect, and Take Action as we celebrate Religious Freedom June 25
Religious Freedom Week 2020: For the Good of All Adoption and Foster Care Pray That children waiting to be placed in a loving home and the caregivers who selflessly serve those children will find strength and support from the Church. Reflect Caring for ‘the orphan’ is a demand of the …
