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Catholic law school offers free help to arrested protesters
by Anna Wilgenbusch St. Paul, Minn., Jun 6, 2020 / 06:01 am MT (CNA).- Since Friday, there have been 612 arrests in the Twin Cities metroplex associated with protests following the killing of George Floyd, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. In response to the arrests, the University …
Pope Francis: The Trinity is saving love for a broken world
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 7, 2020 / 05:16 am MT (CNA).- The Holy Trinity is saving love in a world filled with corruption, evil, and the sinfulness of men and women, Pope Francis said Sunday. In his weekly address before the Angelus prayer June 7, the pope said …
Vatican: No active coronavirus cases among employees
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 6, 2020 / 09:09 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican said Saturday the city state no longer has any active positive cases among employees, after a 12th person had tested positive in early May. According to the director of the Holy See press office, Matteo …
Cardinal Turkson: Racism driving some Catholics from Church
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 5, 2020 / 03:08 pm MT (CNA).- A Vatican cardinal intervened in an online discussion of racism on Friday to warn that a lack of welcome in U.S. churches is driving young African Catholics away from the Church. Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian …
Bishop Murry of Youngstown dies after stepping down due to leukemia
CNA Staff, Jun 5, 2020 / 09:21 am MT (CNA).- Just days after submitting his resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, due to a recurrence of leukemia, Bishop George Murry, S.J., has died, the diocese announced Friday. Murry died on the morning of June 5 at Memorial …
Racial justice is a pro-life issue, says leading pro-life legislator
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 3, 2020 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- Pro-life advocates must speak out in defense of all human life–including issues of racial justice and deaths at the hands of police, a prominent pro-life lawmaker told CNA Wednesday. Louisiana state Senator Katrina Jackson told CNA …
US bishops ask Supreme Court to protect Catholic foster agency in Philadelphia
Washington D.C., Jun 4, 2020 / 04:27 pm MT (CNA).- In a brief filed with the Supreme Court, the U.S. bishops argued that a Catholic agency should not be banned from participation in the Philadelphia foster care system due to its beliefs on marriage. “The Catholic Church serves orphans through …
Catholic fraternal groups call for prayer and justice amid George Floyd protests
CNA Staff, Jun 4, 2020 / 06:10 pm MT (CNA).- The Knights of Columbus have announced a forthcoming novena for an end to racism, as Catholic fraternal organizations urge prayer and justice amid burgeoning civic unrest that began with the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed …
How one Catholic priest responded to the ’92 LA riots
by Michelle La Rosa Denver Newsroom, Jun 4, 2020 / 03:11 am MT (CNA).- In the spring of 1992, then-Father David O’Connell was comfortable in parish life in south LA. The Irish-born priest had served the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for more than a decade by then, and he was …
Detroit archdiocese’s parish restructuring aims for more than mergers
CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2020 / 04:01 pm MT (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Detroit has announced a major restructuring process that could combine over 200 parishes into “family” groupings that aim to alter and, perhaps, avoid, aspects of the parish merger model. “Even before the pandemic, we knew God wanted …