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Catholics in US urged to campaign against death penalty
Opponents of the death penalty voiced dismay after five men were executed in the United States in the space of one week, including Marcellus Williams, whose prosecutors had raised doubts about the safety of his conviction. Source: The Tablet.
Nuns on the Bus back on the road for US election
After a six-year hiatus, a group of women religious are taking their Nuns on the Bus election education campaign to the streets of America ahead of the US presidential election in November. Source: Global Sisters Report.
Texas bishop urges Catholics to shun community of Carmelite nuns
A Texas bishop is urging Catholics in his diocese not to participate in sacraments with, or financially support, a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns who recently announced a formal association with the Society of St Pius X. Source: OSV News.
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.