A Vatican official called on the international community to work together to combat poverty amid drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition due to the coronavirus.
Vatican official calls for action after U.N. reports rising hunger rate
Pope sends respirator to Brazilian hospital treating indigenous patients
Brazilian Bishop Vital Corbellini expressed gratitude to Pope Francis after receiving a much-needed respirator and temperature gauge for a hospital treating indigenous patients infected by COVID-19.
U.S. judge permanently stops Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ from taking effect
On July 13, District Judge Steve C. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled the “heartbeat bill” law infringed upon constitutional rights.
Pastor says ‘every penny’ of loan used to save jobs, cover maintenance
The Paycheck Protection Program loans translate into rapid assistance for communities in the early months of the pandemic’s economic impact.
ICE rule for international students rescinded
The Trump administration July 14 rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
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.
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.