via the AP: Louisiana women and families won’t have to pay sales taxes on diapers, tampons and other feminine hygiene products, under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards…. The measure will exempt diapers for children and adults and all types of feminine hygiene products from the 4.45% state sales tax and… Read More Pro-Life Democratic Governor Signs Law Ending Sales Tax on Diapers and Feminine Hygiene Products

Christopher White writes: When Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the disgraced former papal nuncio to the United States, released an unprecedented and soon discredited letter in 2018 alleging Pope Francis’ complicity in covering up for former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s history of abuse, San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone came to Viganò’s defense. Despite Viganò’s shocking call for… Read More Who Are the Bishops Who Want to Deny People Communion?

via NCR: Comparing the United States to a large family of mixed immigration status, panelists in a virtual discussion on May 25 said Catholics need to do more to combat racism and defend the dignity of immigrants. “Human dignity is the bedrock. … It is a keystone for this conversation,” said Nichole Flores, a theologian… Read More We Must Fight Racism and Defend Immigrants

via Washington Post: President Biden on Thursday signed into law a measure that establishes Juneteenth as a federal holiday, taking advantage of sudden and broad bipartisan agreement to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States after years of debate and inaction. In signing the measure — which resulted in an unexpected day off… Read More Juneteenth Becomes a Federal Holiday

Michael Wear and Kate Bowler discuss the pandemic—the experiences of grief, hope, and a newfound sense of responsibility for one another. They also discuss the decision to get vaccinated and Christianity .