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Margaret Sanger, far left, at the Zurich Birth Control Conference in September 1930 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
Politics & SocietyLast Take
John J. Conley, S.J.
Even Planned Parenthood now seems embarrassed by Sanger’s support for forced sterilization, writes John J. Conley. Her targeting of the black population to reduce birth rates is equally troubling.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld Nevada's limits on congregation sizes, denying a request by a Nevada church for permission to have larger gatherings that are currently permitted in the state's casinos, restaurants and other businesses.
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The acquittal of two “right-to-die” activists on July 27 who aided in the suicide of a person suffering from multiple sclerosis may force the Italian government to legalize assisted suicide in the country.
Politics & SocietyNews
Ed Langlois - Catholic News Service
As the national spotlight landed on his city and its ongoing protests, Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample July 24 made a plea for citizens to leave violence behind and return to a campaign for racial justice.
A man in Selma, Ala., places his hand on the hearse carrying the body of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., after it was carried across the Edmund Pettus Bridge July 26, 2020. The civil rights movement legend who was a colleague of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. died July 17, 2020. He was 80. (CNS photo/Elijah Nouvelage, Reuters)
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Betty Araya - Catholic News Service
“He embodied that piece about caring for everyone, including those who opposed him,” Network’s Sister Simone Campbell said.
Standing just inside the doorway of his home in a black button down shirt tucked into navy blue trousers, 11-year-old Oscar Rojas greets his teacher Gerardo Ixcoy in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala, on July 15. “Teacher Lalito only comes for a little while to teach me, but I learn a lot.” (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Politics & SocietyGoodNews
Moises Castillo - Associated Press
A teacher in Guatemala relies on his bicycle to be his transportation and his classroom. Each day he pedals among the cornfields of Santa Cruz del Quiché to give individual instruction to his sixth-grade students.