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Texas church offers ongoing community support after 2022 mass shooting
A Catholic church in Uvalde, Texas, has opened a new, onsite counselling facility to provide ongoing community healing and support following the 2022 mass shooting at a primary school. Source: OSV News.
Pope tells US voters to choose ‘the lesser evil’
American voters must choose “the lesser evil” in the US presidential election, Pope Francis said during an in-flight press conference Friday on his return from his nearly two-week tour of Southeast Asia. Source: CNA.
South Carolina to resume executions after 13-year pause
The South Carolina Department of Corrections could potentially execute one death row inmate every 35 days as the state resumes executions on September 20 after a 13-year pause in carrying out the death penalty. Source: National Catholic Register.
Four killed in US high school shooting
Two students and two teachers were killed at a Georgia high school on Wednesday in a mass shooting authorities say was committed by a 14-year-old male student at the school. Source: The Guardian.
Cemetery says ‘natural burial’ aligns with Catholic teaching
The Chicago Archdiocese is offering a new “natural burial” option at one of its cemeteries, which officials say will help “honour the dignity of life” while respecting the environment. Source: CNA.
Medical exam helps build case that body of Benedictine nun incorrupt
The results of a medical examination of the body of a Benedictine nun have confirmed that there were no signs of decomposition when her body was exhumed last year, according to a statement from the Kansas City-St Joseph Diocese in Missouri. Source: National Catholic Register.
US Cardinal stresses need for unity at LGBTQ conference
Speaking at a US conference for Catholics who identify as LGBTQ, Cardinal Wilton Gregory stressed the need for unity in what he called “an extraordinary if not risky moment for our Church and country”. Source: CNA.
Harris picks Minnesota Governor Walz as running mate
US Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Tim Walz, a Minnesota Lutheran, as her running mate for the presidential election. Source: NCR Online.
Eucharistic Congress ‘catches attention of Catholic world’
The United States’ National Eucharistic Congress has caught the attention of the Catholic world, according to Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers. Source: The Catholic Weekly.