Abby Johnson describes reality of abortion at convention (Politico) Abby Johnson, who quit her job running a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas and became an anti-abortion activist, used her primetime speaking slot Tuesday night to graphically describe the procedure and warn that the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would be “radical, anti-life activists…”
Covington Catholic’s Nicholas Sandmann addresses GOP convention (The Los Angeles Times) On the ballot, President Trump is running for reelection against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. But at the Republican National Convention, the GOP is acting as if the mainstream media had joined Biden on the opposing ticket. At Tuesday night’s event, former Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann of Kentucky, who has become a conservative symbol of liberal media excess, praised Trump for his antiabortion position and told the convention that the president was voters’ best chance for a return to “objective journalism…”
St. Louis gets a new archbishop (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) The Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski was installed Tuesday as the 10th archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the largest faith organization in the region. Typically a packed affair, attendance at the Cathedral Basilica was thin. Only about 400 people with reservations were let in for the afternoon ceremony. Many were priests. Every other pew was intentionally left open to provide social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus…
Catholics denounce scheduled execution of Navajo (CNS) Catholic leaders have joined their voices with members of the Navajo Nation in opposing the Aug. 26 scheduled execution of Lezmond Mitchell, the only Native American on federal death row. “The federal government’s planned execution of Mr. Mitchell violates the Navajo Nation’s cultural values, serves as a manifestation of the racial oppression inflicted upon Native Americans for centuries in the United States and devalues the sacred dignity of human life,” said Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of Catholic Mobilizing Network…
Catholic publisher issues apology over Mormon cover art (CNA) A Catholic publishing company has apologized for its use of a Mormon angel on the cover of two Catholic publications, and is determining how best to move forward. “Dear Partners in Ministry, we have heard your concerns, we admit our error and we apologize for the cover art on the 2021 Respond & Acclaim and Music Issue,” said a statement from Oregon Catholic Press published Aug. 25…
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