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Month: June 2023

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Indiana Jones movies and Raiders of the Lost Ark: Why the original still stands alone

June 30, 2023 Steven D. Greydanus 20

I was 12 when Raiders of the Lost Ark opened in 1981, and it changed my relationship with movies. I was already an avid moviegoer; what’s more, between the first two films in the Star […]

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Indiana Supreme Court: Abortion ban does not violate state constitution

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Indiana state capitol. / Aeypix/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 30, 2023 / 16:10 pm (CNA).
Legislation that bans most abortions in Indiana does not violate the state constitution’s right to privacy and can go into effect, according … […]

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U.S. bishops praise Supreme Court’s unanimous Groff v. DeJoy religious freedom decision

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Former U.S. postal worker Gerald Groff believes his religious freedom was violated when heh was reprimanded for refusing to work on Sundays. / First Liberty Institute

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 30, 2023 / 15:50 pm (CNA).
The United States C… […]

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Catholic universities blast Supreme Court affirmative action decision

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 30, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) as well as numerous Catholic universities blasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s Thursday decisio… […]

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Former New Mexico priest indicted on child sex abuse charges

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 30, 2023 / 14:08 pm (CNA).
A former priest for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was indicted on charges that he allegedly sexually abused a minor, according to a Thurs… […]

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Tiedemann

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Neil Tiedemann, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn April 29, 2016. / Passionist Province of St. Paul of the Cross.

Boston, Mass., Jun 30, 2023 / 09:54 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Brooklyn Auxiliary … […]

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BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Lorie Smith, owner and founder of 303 Creative, at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom

Denver, Colo., Jun 30, 2023 / 08:50 am (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment’s free sp… […]

The Dispatch

Makers of Sound of Freedom emphasize faith, courage, fighting evil

June 29, 2023 Kathy Schiffer 10

It’s hard to imagine, when you look at your sweet little five-year-old, that anyone could want to hurt her; but unfortunately, sex trafficking of children – even very young children – is a real and […]

Analysis

Fewer priests, closing parishes, dropping Mass attendance

June 29, 2023 Russell Shaw 135

Noticing that some of his listeners were having trouble understanding his accented English, the African priest paused his homily, grinned at the nearly all-white congregation, and said, “If you don’t produce more vocations, this is […]

The Dispatch

Franciscan friar gets 6 months in jail for blocking New York abortion clinic entrance

June 29, 2023 Catholic News Agency 19

Father Fidelis Moscinski (lower left, standing behind the cross), a well-known pro-life activist and priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) is seen during a tense standoff between pro-life and pro-abortion demonstrators in Lower Ma… […]

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