Plaintiffs in lawsuit propose replacing Bible with “Book of Faith” (AP) The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging the display of a Bible at New Hampshire’s veterans hospital have proposed replacing it with a Book of Faith containing writings and prayers from seven religious groups. The lawsuit filed in 2019 by two U.S. Air Force veterans against the hospital director said the Bible’s inclusion on a table honoring missing veterans and POWs is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. They said the table should be a memorial to all who have served…
Catholic university pays off student debt for 40% of undergrads (CNS) Over 40% of Trinity Washington University’s full-time undergraduate students opened their emails from the university July 23 to learn they will start the school year with a clean financial slate, because the university paid off their outstanding debts. Pat McGuire, Trinity’s president, said the school used funds from the American Rescue Plan to pay off more than $2.3 million in unpaid tuition balances for 540 students. The decision to spend the federal funds to wipe out the debt balances didn’t seem to have many downsides, she told the Catholic Standard, archdiocesan newspaper of Washington…
Another bishop consecrated in China (Vatican News) A new bishop – the fifth since the signing of the Provisional Accord between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China on the nomination of bishops – was consecrated on Wednesday, 28 July, in China. Antonio Li Hui received episcopal consecration as the new co-adjutor bishop of Pingliang in the province of Gansu…
Catholic hospital in India attacked (Crux) An Indian archbishop said an attack on a Catholic hospital was “very saddening.” The attack on Catholic Nazareth Hospital in Mokama in the north-eastern state of Bihar took place on July 15, when a mob of around 30 people attacked the medical facility’s only functioning ward, which had eleven patients…
South Korea honors Father Kapaun (CNS) Father Emil Kapaun, a priest of the Wichita Diocese who laid down his life as a military chaplain during the Korean War, received South Korea’s highest military decoration posthumously in Seoul July 27. Ray Kapaun, Father Kapaun’s nephew, accepted the Order of Military Merit on behalf his uncle, a candidate for sainthood, from President Moon Jae-in.The award, South Korea’s highest decoration for outstanding military service, was given to the “Jesus of the Korean War,” as Father Kapaun is known, for his dedication to peace and freedom on the battlefields of Korea. It was presented on the 71st U.N. Forces Participation Day…
