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Bishops call for racial equity on anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Two United States bishops have said the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks a call to “renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life”. Source: NCR Online.
Vigil held at Minnesota Catholic school after deadly shooting
About 2000 people attended a standing-room-only vigil yesterday in honour of the Annunciation Parish and School community after a mass shooting at the school’s commencement Mass earlier in the day. Source: NCR Online.
Two dead, 17 injured in mass shooting at Catholic primary school in US
Two children have been killed in a mass shooting during a Catholic primary school Mass at a church in the United States overnight. Source: OSV News.
Trump says he will seek death penalty for all murders in DC
United States President Donald Trump announced yesterday that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, DC. Source: Catholic Review.
Florida bishops appeal to state governor to stop scheduled execution
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to stay the August 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without parole. Source: OSV News.
Trump says path to peace ‘within reach’
Donald Trump and Volodmyr Zelenskyy have held a historic meeting in the White House Oval Office with European leaders to discuss the path to peace with Russia. Source: The Australian.
US archbishop brands Putin-Trump summit a ‘failure’
The Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to address the “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions” of Russia’s war on Ukraine, a US Ukrainian Catholic leader said. Source: NCR Online.
US court rules against Sisters in dispute over contraception mandates
A United States federal court has ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor in their long-running legal dispute over government contraception mandates, dealing a blow to the religious order even after multiple court victories, including at the Supreme Court. Source: National Catholic Register.
US bishop calls for prayer after deadly explosion at steel plant
Pittsburgh Bishop Mark Eckman has called for prayer following a deadly explosion at a US Steel facility in Pennsylvania on Monday that killed at least one and injured 10, with one person still unaccounted for. Source: Catholic Review.