The court is functioning less as a judicial body than as a relief valve for legislative dysfunction and executive overreach.
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Editorial: L.G.B.T. discrimination protections are not a catastrophe for Catholicism.
As with the Obergefell decision, this ruling also affords the church an opportunity to reimagine its public witness.
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Georgetown Law School forum examines reforming, transforming police
If police officers commit crimes while on duty, “the court has put up a number of hurdles to make it difficult to bring injunctive relief against an entire police department.”
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Canadian archbishop: Fight against racism needs ‘personal change of heart’
The Catholic bishops of Canada, in commenting on the protests over George Floyd’s death, are acknowledging that racism isn’t just a U.S. problem, but a Canadian problem as well.
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More Catholic bishops, laity join in ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests
As the protests over the death of George Floyd continued, more and more Catholic clergy are joining in, lending their voices in demanding justice and human rights.
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Bishop from Botswana writes farewell letter to friend George Floyd
Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Gaborone, Botswana, said he met Floyd in the early 1990s at a baseball game in Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, when Floyd was on a trip there.
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Hong Kong Catholic official says Masses will mark Tiananmen anniversary
Despite the pandemic and the mainland Chinese government’s disapproval, Catholics in Hong Kong will commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre with special Masses.
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Cardinal suggests U.S. cities hold prayer events to promote healing
Cardinal Peter Turkson, in commenting on the unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, said that prayer is “the only way we can dignify” his memory and urged that ecumenical prayer services be held as a means to promote healing.
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Louisville cathedral damaged as protests over Floyd death turn violent
The violence that has erupted after the violent death of George Floyd has been brought literally to the steps of churches, namely, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, and the rectory of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Ky., where its windows were smashed and walls defaced.
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Bishops ‘sickened’ by Floyd’s death, say racism ‘real and present danger’
“Indifference is not an option,” said the chairmen of seven committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. They stated “unequivocally” that “racism is a life issue.”