The Trump administration July 14 rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
ICE rule for international students rescinded
With virus spike, California has new round of closures, including churches
In keeping with new directives from the state of California to stop the spike in confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced it was discontinuing indoor Masses and other liturgical services.
Pope, U.S. bishops ‘saddened’ by Turkish court ruling on Hagia Sophia
Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.
Movie: ‘First Cow’
“First Cow” (A24) combines history that you may not have known about with insights that remain unchanged since the 19th century.
U.S. carries out the first federal execution in nearly two decades
At 2 a.m. July 14, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the decision of a temporary stay of all scheduled federal executions and Daniel Lewis Lee was executed and declared dead at 8:07 a.m.
Novelist cites Bronx priest’s influence on his writing, Catholic faith
Author Peter Quinn pursues Catholic writing projects, both as a journalist and as a writer of fiction.
New study: Lead poisoning from Notre Dame fire worse than first thought
A new study has found that the amount of lead that settled to the ground and likely seeped into houses downwind of the fire was far greater than officials indicated at the time.
‘Greyhound’ director talks about making Tom Hanks WWII movie
“Greyhound” is a unique and unusual and inspiring story, and a unique and unusual way of telling a war story.