Anti-Semitic attacks in the United States appear to be tied to the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
USCCB president, committee chair decry anti-Semitic attacks in U.S.
Movie: ‘Cruella’
Adults who want nothing more than to watch two gifted actresses camp it up will likely be satisfied with director Craig Gillespie’s glossy romp “Cruella” (Disney).
USCCB president explains how planned discussion on Eucharist was set
After receiving an unprecedented letter from 67 bishops appealing for a delay in a discussion during the bishops’ upcoming spring general assembly on whether to prepare a teaching document on the reception of Communion, the USCCB’s president explained in a memo the procedure followed in bringing the question to a vote during the June 16-18 virtual meeting.
‘Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten,’ May 31, PBS
As the United States grapples with renewed demands for racial equity, the nation also is marking the centennial of one of the most shameful episodes in its history, the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Pope asks all Catholics to step up commitment to saving creation
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is “a seven-year journey that will see our communities committed in different ways to becoming totally sustainable, in the spirit of integral ecology.”
English bishop warns assisted suicide could become law with new bill
England and Wales face “the very real threat” of assisted suicide becoming law, the bishops warned Catholics on the eve of the introduction of new bill to legalize the practice.
Wisconsin priest says La Crosse bishop asked him to resign, but he won’t
In a statement issued late May 24, the Diocese of La Crosse noted Father Altman made public Bishop Callahan’s request he resign “as well as his intent to decline the request.”
Prayers for healing, justice mark ‘painful’ anniversary of Floyd’s death
Catholic and other faith leaders marked the “painful first anniversary” of Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death with prayers for his family and for “healing, mercy, justice and change.”