Archive for May 8, 2023

Two-time Super Bowl champion kicker Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs delivers his speech to graduates at Georgia Tech on Saturday, May 6, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Harrison Butker offers grads some ‘hard truths’ about family, faith, and cancel culture 

Butker told the students that their hard work might land them a very successful career, but that would not be... Read more

A woman touches crosses setup at a memorial during a vigil on May 8, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas. The vigil was held in remembrance of the eight people killed May 7, 2023, and several injured after a man allegedly drove his car through a group of migrants waiting at a bus stop.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Catholic bishops respond to Texas tragedies that left 16 dead, including group of migrants

The victims of the incident at the border were Venezuelan migrants who were waiting for a bus after spending the... Read more

Maryland state capital building, Annapolis. Via Shutterstock.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

New Maryland law expands Medicaid coverage to include transgender procedures on kids

Republicans in Maryland are criticizing Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Wes Moore for approving the expanded legislation. Read more

Cardinal Sean O'Malley briefs reporters during the Vatican abuse summit.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Vatican abuse commission now more ‘impact-focused,’ Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley says

Cardinal Sean O’Malley said the commission’s recent actions “represent a major shift towards a more impact-focused direction.”  Read more

Key Catholic leaders ministering to migrants at the border pose for a photograph with President Joe Biden Jan. 8, 2023. Left to right: Bishop Seitz of El Paso, Texas; Sister Norma Pimental of Brownsville, Texas; and Ruben Garcia, director of migrant shelter Annunciation House.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

U.S. bishops condemn ‘Secure the Border Act of 2023’

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso issued an open letter to Congress on May 5, strongly condemning the Secure the... Read more