Archive for July 9, 2018

Houses sit partially submerged in floodwater in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, July 9, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis prays for Japan amid deadly flooding

Pope Francis sent his prayers and condolences to Japan Monday following the death of at least 119 people in some... Read more

Fr. Michael Pfleger leads an anti-violence protest shutting down the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, July 7, 2018.  ?w=200&h=150

Chicago priest leads protest against gun-violence, shutting down expressway

Thousands of marchers joined Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger to protest gun violence on Saturday, shutting down more than a... Read more

The Supreme Court Chamber in the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg. ?w=200&h=150

Newspapers, victims sue for release of Pa. grand jury's clergy sex abuse report

Several Pennsylvania news outlets and victims of clergy sex abuse sued Friday for the release of a grand jury report... Read more

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Controversy flares over US challenge to WHO breastfeeding resolution

After critics charged that US delegates threatened Ecuador to prevent a World Health Organization resolution supporting breastfeeding, President Trump and... Read more

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Filipino bishops call for prayer, fasting after Duterte's blasphemies

The Filipino bishops conference has called for three days of prayer and fasting, about a month after President Rodrigo Duterte... Read more

Brett Kavanaugh (L) is sworn in as a US Court of Appeals Judge by US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy (R), in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2006. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Brett Kavanaugh nominated to US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump announced Monday night he is nominating Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy... Read more