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Gun Violence United States

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.

Death Penalty United States

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.

Death Penalty United States

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.

Ukraine United States

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.

Russia United States

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.

Religious Freedom United States

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.

United States

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.

Gun Violence United States

‘Never get used to violence’: Cardinal Dolan responds to US mass shooting

“We should never get used to violence or lose our respect for the sacredness of human life,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said following a deadly mass shooting in New York City that claimed four lives, including that of a police officer. Source: America Magazine.

United States

US Catholic Church will not endorse political candidates, despite new ruling

The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” US Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesperson Chieko Noguchi said following a recent court case in which a long-standing federal ban against such activity appeared to have been partly relaxed. Source: OSV News.