via Indianapolis Star: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis is cutting ties with Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School after the school refused to fire a gay teacher. Brebeuf, which is sponsored by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, received notice Thursday that the Archdiocese will issue a canonical decree Friday stating that the Archbishop will… Read More Indianapolis Archdiocese Cuts Ties with Jesuit School Over Refusal to Fire Gay Teacher

via CNS: Retired Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton died June 18 after a prolonged illness. He died at his retirement residence at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Modesto. He was 77. The much beloved bishop was recalled by many both in California and across the country as a churchman who lived by a simple… Read More Bishop Stephen Blaire (1941-2019)

via Christopher White: Timed to mark the 4th anniversary of Laudato si’ – Pope Francis’s landmark document on the environment – the Catholic bishops of California have released a major pastoral statement calling for statewide ecological conversion. “God Calls Us All to Care for Our Common Home,” was released on Tuesday by the California Conference of Catholic Bishops,… Read More California Bishops Release Pastoral Statement on Ecological Conversion

via CNS: In less than a year, at least six children are believed to have died while in the custody of immigration officials along the border. While immigration along the U.S. southern border once involved almost exclusively men looking for work, women with children or entire families are now the ones regularly making the dangerous… Read More Bishop Flores to Fellow Bishops: We Must Express Ourselves More Strongly on Migration and Human Dignity

At Grotto Network, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Balance is important in many ways. If my kids are being too rough or not including others, I can surprise other parents with how sternly I respond. And parents have definitely been shocked when my daughter is tripped playing soccer and I tell her very directly to… Read More Advice for New Dads

via Pope Francis: In the four years since the publication of the Encyclical, there have certainly been signs of an increased awareness of the need to care for our common home. I am thinking of the adoption, by many nations, of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Organization; a growing investment in renewable… Read More Pope Francis: To Overcome Hunger, Environmental Degradation, and Economic Distress, Refuse to Leave People on the Margins

via Vatican News: The Pope said he was grateful to the many soldiers who “had the courage to commit themselves and give their lives for freedom and peace.” He also prayed for the souls of all the fallen soldiers and the millions who died in the war. Pope Francis expressed his hope that the 75th… Read More Pope Expresses Gratitude for the Courage of D-Day Soldiers