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Pope Francis has expressed shock and sadness over the mass shooting that led to the death of at least six people and wounded some 30 others at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park on Monday. The pope said he joined “the entire community in praying that Almighty God will grant eternal rest to the dead and healing and consolation to the injured and bereaved.” “With unwavering faith that the grace of God is able to convert even the hardest of hearts, making it possible to depart from evil and do good,” the message continued, and Pope Francis prayed “that every member of society will reject violence in all of its forms and respect life in all of its stages.” In a statement, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago said he was praying for the victims and first responders. He also spoke out strongly against the scourge of gun violence. A 22-year-old from Highland Park was apprehended late Monday in connection with the shooting.

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Pope Francis has said he has no plans to resign soon and that his knee injury is healing. Reports of Francis resigning began to spread last month in light of three events to happen in late August, including the creation of new cardinals and a day trip to the Italian city of L’Aquila, which Benedict XVI visited in 2009, four years before announcing his own resignation. The pope did say, as in the past, that he would consider resigning one day if he could no longer run the Church due to poor health, but only “God will say” when that might be.

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Father Mike Schmitz, the voice behind the “Bible in a Year” podcast, will launch a new “Catechism in a Year” podcast on January 1, 2023. For the 365 days of 2023, Schmitz will read through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church, while “providing explanation, insight, and encouragement along the way.” The new podcast will be free on all streaming platforms, as well as on the Hallow prayer app. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a compilation of fundamental Christian truths and the essential teachings of the Church. The official US version of the text is more than 900 pages long.

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Today, the Church celebrates the life and work of Saint Otto. He was born in 1060 in Swabia, and died on June 30, 1139. He was the Bishop of Bamberg, an indefatigable evangelizer, and the apostle of the Pomeranians.

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Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray in a special way for the elderly during the month of July. The prayer intention follows requests to pray for families in June and for young people in May, and coincides with the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 24. Pope Francis said: “let us remember: grandparents and the elderly are the bread that nourishes our lives, the hidden wisdom of a people. That is why we must celebrate them, and I have established a day dedicated to them.” “Let us pray for the elderly, that they may become teachers of tenderness so that their experience and wisdom may help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility,” he said.

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Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on Friday, attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers have been reported in West Virginia, Washington, Virginia, Louisiana, Oregon, Colorado, California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Check out Catholic News Agency dot com to see an interactive map of the reported incidents.

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Today, the Church celebrates Saint Junipero Serra. Born on the island of Petra Mallorca in Spain in 1713, Serra joined the Franciscans and quickly gained prominence as both a scholar and professor. He chose to give up his academic career to become a missionary in the territory of New Spain, in which Spanish colonizers had already been active for over two centuries. Traveling almost everywhere on foot and practicing various forms of self-mortification, Serra founded mission churches all along the coast- the first nine of the 21 missions in what is today California.

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The Church also celebrates Saint Arnulf of Metz.

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The Archbishop of San Antonio is set to hold a memorial Mass on Thursday following the discovery of dozens of migrants who died in an abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas. Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, and Auxiliary Bishops Michael Boulette and Gary Janak will preside at a memorial Mass for the migrants June 30. The migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer baking in extreme heat in San Antonio, Texas on the evening of June 27. The official death toll has risen to at least 53, and the dead include 22 Mexicans, 7 Guatemalans, and 2 Hondurans, with the others not yet having been identified. Four people have so far been charged in the deaths.

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The Nicaraguan Ministry of the Interior has ordered the closure of 101 nongovernmental organizations, including the Missionaries of Charity, the congregation founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta that is dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor. According to the government of Daniel Ortega, the missionaries are not accredited “by the Ministry for the Family to function as a nursery-center for childhood development, home for girls, and home for the elderly,” nor “do they have an operating permit from the Ministry of Education to provide remedial education for students” and their “financial statements reported to the Ministry of the Interior don’t agree” with other documents presented for review. Among other ministries, the Missionaries of Charity run the Immaculate Heart of Mary Home in the city of Granada, where they take in abandoned adolescents or victims of abuse. Managua Auxiliary Bishop Silvio José Báez, who has been living in exile at the request of Pope Francis since April 2019 due to numerous death threats, deplored the decision of the Ortega government to expel the Missionaries of Charity from the country.

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Today, the Church celebrates The First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. These “proto-martyrs” of Rome were the first Christians persecuted en masse by the Emperor Nero in the year 64, before the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul. Nero was widely believed to have caused the fire that burned down much of Rome in the same year. He blamed the fire on the Christians and put them to death, many by crucifixion, being feeding to the wild animals in his circus, or by being tied to posts and lit up as human torches. Today, the site of Nero's Circus, also the location of Saint Peter's martyrdom, is marked by the Piazza dei Protomartiri Romani in the Vatican next to Saint Peter's basilica.

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Pope Francis condemned an attack on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine, as “barbaric,” during a public address on Wednesday. A Russian missile strike hit a shopping mall in Kremenchuk on June 27. Ukrainian authorities said the next day that at least 18 people were killed in the attack and another 36 were missing. “I pray that this foolish war may soon see an end, and I renew the invitation to persevere, without tiring, in the prayer for peace: may the Lord open those paths of dialogue that men are unwilling or unable to find,” he said. “And let us not neglect to come to the aid of the Ukrainian people, who are suffering so much.”

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Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, the archbishop of Guadalajara, revealed that last week he was stopped and questioned at a checkpoint manned by drug traffickers during a visit to the northern part of Mexico's Jalisco state. The cardinal lamented the current climate of violence in Mexico, including the recent killing of two Jesuit priests and another man in a church in the state of Chihuahua. Mexico is experiencing a dramatic escalation in violence. Between 2018 and 2021, the country recorded the highest number of homicides in its history.

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More vandalism of Catholic churches, pro-life pregnancy centers, and a pro-life memorial have been reported since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday. LifeChoice pregnancy center in Winter Haven, Florida was defaced with pro-abortion graffiti June 25, and St. Anthony Catholic Church in Renton, Washington had its windows smashed and was defaced with pro-abortion slogans in the early hours of that same day. In another incident, pro-abortion graffiti was discovered June 27 on the doors of the The Church of the Ascension in Manhattan.

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Today, the Church celebrates the feast day of Saints Peter & Paul. As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day. Together, the two saints are the founders of the See of Rome, through their preaching, ministry and martyrdom there.

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Pope Francis has asked people to pray after 46 migrants were found dead in a Texas trailer truck on Monday. “I sorrowfully heard the news of the tragedy of the migrants in Texas and Melilla,” the pope said in a social media post on June 28. “Let us Pray Together for these brothers and sisters who died following their hope of a better life; and for ourselves, may the Lord might open our hearts so these misfortunes never happen again.” The migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas on the evening of June 27. Sixteen other people were hospitalized, including four children, according to the Associated Press.

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St. Colman Chapel, which was discovered burned to the ground the morning of June 27, was the last surviving remnant of a once-thriving Irish immigrant community in West Virginia, and its adjacent cemetery marks the final resting place of many of those Irish Catholics. The chapel burned under suspicious circumstances the night of June 26-27 and is being investigated as arson, according to the local volunteer fire department. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston told CNA it "is saddened to hear of the devastating fire at the historic St. Colman Catholic Church near Shady Spring, WV. Thankfully, no one was inside the building when the fire occurred and the structure is a total loss. The church, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places since it was built in 1877 was not regularly used. The Diocese is truly grateful for the response of so many fire departments in the area, but the little church burned quickly and nothing can be saved. The cemetery behind the church will continue to be maintained."

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Today, the Church celebrates Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, a second-century bishop and writer in present-day France. He is best known for defending Christian orthodoxy, especially the reality of Christ’s human incarnation, against the set of heresies known as Gnosticism.

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The Church also celebrates Saint Vincentia Gerosa. In 1832, she and St. Bartholomea Capitanio formed the Sisters of Charity of Lovere, with a charism to care for and educate the poor. She took the religious name Vincentia, and led the congregation after Bartholomea died in 1836, until her own death 11 years later. She was beatified in 1926 and canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a high school football coach in a First Amendment case concerning his right to pray on the field. Kennedy, a Christian, lost his job as a public school football coach in Bremerton, Washington, for refusing to stop praying at the 50-yard line after games.The court ruled that the school district breached Kennedy’s free exercise and free speech rights.

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Two priests were killed over the weekend in Nigeria, one in Kaduna state and one in Edo state. Father Vitus Borogo, a priest serving in the Archdiocese of Kaduna, was killed June 25 after a raid on a the farm by Terrorists, the chancellor of the Kaduna archdiocese said in a statement shared with ACI Africa. The priest, who was 50, was the Catholic chaplain at Kaduna State Polytechnic. In Edo state, Father Christopher Odia was kidnapped from his rectory at St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo, Uzairue, around 6:30 am June 26. He was killed by his abductors, the Diocese of Auchi has announced.

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In a video message posted June 23, Bishop Ramón Castro Castro of Cuernavaca, secretary general of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, said that following the murder of two Jesuit priests last week, the country is being “spattered in the blood of so many dead and disappeared." Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were murdered June 20 inside the Catholic church of Cerocahui when they tried to protect an injured man who fled inside the church as he was being pursued by an armed assailant who then shot him and the two priests, killing all three. From January 1 to June 21 of this year, according to official figures, 12,481 homicides have taken place in Mexico. On behalf of the entire Church in Mexico, Bishop Castro asked the criminals: “We implore you, we beg you, we demand, in the name of God, enough of so much evil and hatred! We all want peace.”

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Today, the Church celebrates Saint Cyril of Alexandria, an Egyptian bishop and theologian best known for his role in the Council of Ephesus, where the Church confirmed that Christ is both God and man in one person. The Eastern churches celebrate St. Cyril of Alexandria on June 9.

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The Church also celebrates Saint Ladislaus. Ladislaus was the King of Hungary, born in 1040 and died in 1095 as one of Hungary's national Christian heroes.

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The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. In a 6-3 decision released today, June 24, the court ruled that abortion is no longer legal nationwide — the legality of abortion will now be determined at the state level. More about this story is available at Catholic News Agency dot com.

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The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada, during which he will meet with representatives of indigenous peoples, and with indigenous Catholics. The visit to Canada will take place July 24-29, with a return flight to Rome landing on the 30th, the Vatican said Thursday. While in Canada, Francis is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for abuses committed against indigenous students in Catholic-run residential schools. In addition to a visit to Edmonton, Alberta, the pope will meet with dignitaries in Quebec City before visiting Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, to meet with residential school survivors, among others. Despite the ambitious nature of the trip, the pope is expected to participate in events in Canada for about an hour at a time, owing to the health problems the 85-year-old has experienced of late.

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Relatives of Holocaust survivors and victims can now look through the files of more than 2,700 Jews who sought help through Vatican channels to escape Nazi persecution before and during the Second World War. The archives have gone public on the internet at the request of Pope Francis. The files are hosted at the website for the Historical Archive of the Secretariat of State’s Section for Relations with States and International Organizations. The archive hosts a photographic reproduction of each document and an analytical inventory that names all those requesting help. Some requests written by Jews or on behalf of Jews sought help to obtain visas or passports, to find asylum, or to reunify families. Others sought freedom from detention or transfers to a different concentration camp. They sought news of deported people or asked for supplies of food or clothes, financial support, spiritual support, and more.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251623/records-of-jews-who-sought-vatican-help-during-holocaust-to-go-public

Pro-life pregnancy centers have saved over 800,000 lives since 2016, according to an analysis by the Charlotte Lozier Institute. The analysis says that pro-life pregnancy centers “exist to provide support, education, classes, medical care and critical resources for women faced with difficult circumstances surrounding unexpected pregnancy.” The analysis was done with data from more than 1,100 Care Net pregnancy centers, then weighted to create national estimates. Pro-life pregnancy centers began organizing in the late 1960s, the same time some states began legalizing abortion.

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Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, a moveable feast that honors the Sacred Heart. In 1675, Jesus told Saint Margaret Mary that He wanted the Feast of the Sacred Heart to be celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave. In 1856, the Feast of the Sacred Heart became a universal feast. Saint John Paul II, a great devotee of the Sacred Heart, said, “This feast reminds us of the mystery of the love of God for the people of all times.”

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Relics of the first married couple to be beatified together by the Catholic Church can be venerated inside St. Peter’s Basilica this week during the World Meeting of Families in Rome. Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi are the official patrons of the 10th World Meeting of Families taking place in Rome on June 22-26. The Italian couple was married for 45 years, enduring two world wars together and nurturing their four children’s vocations in service of the Church amid unprecedented difficulties facing Europe. Both of their sons became priests in the 1930s and went on to concelebrate the beatification Mass of their parents with John Paul II in 2001. Their eldest son, Father Tarcisio Beltrame, a Benedictine monk, and his younger brother Father Paolino, a Trappist, both risked their lives to secretly work with the resistance during the Nazi occupation of Italy in World War II, while the Beltrame Quattrocchi family’s apartment in Rome served as a hiding place for fugitives and Italians with Jewish heritage. The beatified couple are buried together in Rome’s Sanctuary of Divine Love.

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell said on Thursday that Saint John the Baptist is a witness to the sacredness of life from conception to natural death. The Irish-American cardinal celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 23. The Mass in English was part of the World Meeting of Families 2022, taking place in Rome from June 22-26 with families from around the world. Families are also encouraged to participate in the event from home via livestream. Even before Saint John the Baptist was born, “at the moment of Mary’s greeting, he recognized the Lord Jesus and leaped for joy in Elizabeth’s womb,” Farrell said. The cardinal, who leads the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, which organized the World Meeting of Families, said Saint John’s reaction to encountering the unborn Jesus points to an important aspect of family life.

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Today, the Church celebrates The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.

The Church also celebrates Saint Etheldreda. Commonly known as Audry, Etheldreda was Queen of Northumbria around the seventh century. Etheldreda was forced to marry out of political convenience, this time to the heir of Oswy, King of Northumbria. Throughout her 12 years of marriage, she kept her virginity, and she gave much of her time to devotion and charity.

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Finally, the Church celebrates Blessed Basil Hopko, considered one of the many priests and religious martyred by Communism.

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The Jesuits of Mexico announced Tuesday that two of their priests were killed Monday inside a church in a mountainous region of Chihuahua state. Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar had served as Jesuit priests for nearly a century combined. The gunmen who carried out the June 20 attack on the church in Cerocahui, Chihuahua also took their bodies. “We condemn these violent acts, we demand justice and the recovery of the bodies of our brothers who were taken from the church by armed persons,” a June 21 statement released in Spanish from the Mexican Jesuits reads. “We trust that the testimonies of Christian life of our dear Javier and Joaquín continue to inspire men and women to give themselves in the service of the most vulnerable. Rest in peace.” Pope Francis said Wednesday he is mourning their deaths.

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The Lennon Pregnancy Center in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was vandalized sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. Gary Hillebrand, the center’s president, told CNA Tuesday that 12 of the clinic's front windows were smashed. Four glass doors were smashed as well, he said. He said graffiti was left that said “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you!” Hillebrand estimates that the repairs will cost between $10,000 and $15,000. The staff at the clinic is not intimidated, he said, but they are cautious. The clinic has ordered more security cameras.

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Pope Francis condemned the use of nuclear weapons in favor of a “culture of life and peace” in a message released Tuesday. “I wish to reaffirm that the use of nuclear weapons, as well as their mere possession, is immoral,” the pontiff wrote. He urged that disarmament treaties are not only legal obligations but also “moral commitments.” Peace, Pope Francis said, is “indivisible,” and to be just and lasting, it must also be “universal.”

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Today, the Church celebrates Saint Thomas More, a lawyer, author and statesman who was martyred for opposing King Henry VIII's plan to subordinate the Church to the English monarchy.

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Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a Catholic church and a Baptist church on Sunday morning, killing three people and reportedly kidnapping more than 30 worshippers. Armed bandits on motorcycles stormed villages in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state and attacked Saint Moses Catholic Church and Maranatha Baptist Church on June 19 while people were worshiping. A local source told AP that the majority of those kidnapped were from the Baptist congregation, while the three people killed were Catholics. The attack comes two weeks after 40 Christians were killed in an attack on a Catholic church on Pentecost Sunday.

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The diocese of Bismarck is opening an inquiry into whether Michelle Duppong, a former Catholic campus minister, should be recognized as a saint of the Church. Duppong joined the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in 2006 as a student missionary and worked for years at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, South Dakota State University, the University of South Dakota, and the University of Mary in Bismarck. Her missionary and mentoring work reached hundreds of students. In 2012 she joined the staff of the Diocese of Bismarck as director of adult faith formation. A cancer diagnosis in December 2014 was followed by a year of declining health. She died on Christmas Day in 2015 at the age of 31, surrounded by family at her childhood home. The investigation into her life will gather evidence about Duppong’s life and deeds, compile any private or public writings, and collect testimony from witnesses of her life.

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Today, the Church celebrates Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Born into a noble Italian family, at age 18 he signed away his legal claim to his title and his family's lands and entered the Jesuits. He died shortly thereafter of the plague at the age of 23, having devotedly cared for plague victims in Rome in the outbreak of 1591. He is the patron saint of youth, AIDS patients and AIDS caregivers.

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