Archive for June 27, 2022

Joseph Kennedy, the ex-high school football coach at the center of the Supreme Court prayer case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Supreme Court sides with football coach in prayer case

Joseph Kennedy lost his job for refusing to stop praying at the 50-yard line after games. Read more

The charred remains of St. Colman Catholic Church in Shady Spring, West Virginia, which was destroyed in a suspected arson attack on Sunday, June 26, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Historic Catholic church in West Virginia destroyed in suspected arson

"The Little Catholic Church on Irish Mountain" is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more

Pope Francis greets Kiko Argüello during a meeting with the Neocatechumenal Way in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, June 27, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis blesses Neocatechumenal Way missionaries

Pope Francis on Monday met and ratified the assignments of families, priests, and seminarians of the Neocatechumenal Way preparing to... Read more

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022. Pro-abortion demonstrators gradually made up a decided majority of the crowd as the day wore on.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

What the U.S. bishops have said about Dobbs

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision, bringing an end to nearly a half-century... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

After canceling trip, Pope Francis sending Cardinal Parolin to visit Africa

The pope's trip was canceled because of continued problems with his knee. Read more

More than 100,000 people attended a march for life in Madrid, Spain, on June 26, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

More than 100,000 march for life in Spain

Pro-lifers also protested proposed changes to the country’s abortion law. Read more

Damage to the San Jacinto location of the Sacco Company Catholic Store in Houston after a fire on June 25, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Investigation underway of major fire at Catholic bookstore in Houston

A Saturday evening fire caused major damage to the Sacco Company Catholic Store in downtown Houston. The cause of the... Read more

Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg, Virginia had its windows smashed and was defaced with graffiti the night of June 24-25.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Vandalism of Catholic churches, pregnancy centers continues after Dobbs decision

In the wake of Friday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey,... Read more

St. Colman Chapel and cemetery.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

'The Little Catholic Church on Irish Mountain' stood in West Virginia for 150 years before it burned

Nestled in the thick woods atop Irish Mountain in West Virginia, a small, whitewashed wooden church stood resolute for nearly... Read more