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- Synod emphasizes church's mission to defend the vulnerable, cardinal says
  
  IMAGE: CNS Photo/Paul Jeffrey By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social...
- Justice Stevens changed death penalty views during three decades on court
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Larry Downing, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who served on the court for nearly 35 years, died July 16 in Fort...
- Being curator of meteorites allows Jesuit to 'find God' in all things
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By James Ramos HOUSTON (CNS) -- At the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Jesuit Brother Robert Macke finds his work as the curator of meteorites for the...
- Update: Administration to apply 'third country' rule for asylum-seekers
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Trump administration announced the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security are adopting an interim "third...
- Update: Faith leaders decry ICE deportations, say action causes fear
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/ICE, Charles Reed via Reuters By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Many Catholic and other faith leaders noted that the Gospel reading for July 14 -- the day U.S. Immigration and...
- Vatican Museums loan Leonardo da Vinci work for special anniversary
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/A. Bracchetti, Governatorato S.C.V. via The Metropolitan Museum of Art By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th...
National Catholic Register
- Planned Parenthood Kicks Out Leana Wen After 10 Months
  
  By Pat Cross |
- Apollo 11’s Giant Leap Began With Medieval Catholic Steps
  
  By Matt D’Antuono | This Saturday, July 20, 2019, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of an enormous milestone in the journey of science. On July 20, 1969, the first human set foot on the moon, an...
- Courage Speaker: Discussion of Same-Sex Attraction Should Be Rooted in God’s Love
  
  By Peter Jesserer Smith | Avera Maria Santo travels to parishes across the country giving her own testimony of experiencing Jesus’ love while living with same-sex attraction, and she shares how the...
- UK’s National Health Service: Do Catholics Still Have a Place?
  
  By K.V. Turley | LONDON — Over the objections of a pregnant woman and her mother, an English judge June 21 ordered doctors to perform an abortion on the woman, a Catholic woman with developmental...
- Facing Dire Financial Situation, Pittsburgh Diocese Looks to Make Changes
  
  By Catholic News Agency | PITTSBURGH - The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is evaluating options to respond to severe financial strains, exacerbated in the last year by the sex abuse crisis, a...

Today's Readings
- Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 Ex 3:13-20
  Responsorial Psalm Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27
  Gospel Mt 11:28-30
News from the Vatican
- Synod emphasizes Church’s mission to defend the vulnerable, cardinal says
  
  The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and...
- British-born Italian layman appointed new Vatican spokesperson
  
  Pope Francis has appointed British-born Italian layman Matteo Bruni as the new director of the Holy See Press Office.
- Top Vatican diplomat calls relationship with US ‘strong and solid’
  
  A new exhibit celebrates 35 years of Vatican-U.S. diplomatic relations.
- United States to co-host Vatican summit on religious freedom
  
  The Vatican and the U.S. will co-host a summit on religious freedom.
- Vatican Museums loan Leonardo da Vinci work for special anniversary
  
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a painting by the artist that will draw crowds but also pay solemn tribute to the...
Catholic Link
- A Conversation On Gender: Part 1 – Defining Our Terms
  
  I think it is safe to say that we’ve all had conversations with people where both parties are clearly not... The post A Conversation On Gender: Part 1 – Defining Our Terms appeared first on Catholic...
- Martha Martha | Liturgy Live 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
  
  This week on the podcast we talk about service through suffering. In the first reading Alanna connects the symbolism of... The post Martha Martha | Liturgy Live 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time appeared...
- Priests Get Real About Noisy Kids At Mass
  
  If you’re a parent and you’ve ever taken a child to Mass, you’ve been there. Just as the priest elevates... The post Priests Get Real About Noisy Kids At Mass appeared first on Catholic Link.
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