100 don white coats as Creighton’s first four-year medical class at new Phoenix campus
The first group of Creighton University students in Phoenix has begun studies to enter a profession that desperately needs them in Arizona.
Pandemic shows problems persist in poor Americans’ home internet access
There has been much talk in the United States on the "digital divide," about how many -- really, too many -- families lack internet access, which is now considered a must-have in commerce and education.
Boston Globe: Police charge McCarrick with assault in case dating to 1970s
The Boston Globe reported July 29 that police in the Boston suburb of Wellesley have charged former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 in a criminal complaint filed by Wellesley Police in a district court in nearby Dedham, Massachusetts.
Vaccine proof not needed for Mass in Italy, but required for some functions
Proof of vaccination will not be required for people going to Mass in Italy, but will be necessary for access to church-run museums, conferences and for wedding receptions and other festivities held in a church hall, the Italian bishops' conference said.
While space tourism needs regulations, a Jesuit astronomer is ready to go
With private companies planning to expand their offerings in orbital and suborbital space tourism and more and more civilians already shooting into space, one Jesuit astronomer said if he were ever offered the possibility, he would go.
Two Catholic groups: No vaccine mandate without conscience protections
Two Catholic organizations issued statements in July urging against imposing a coronavirus vaccine mandate without conscience, religious or medical exemptions.
At Angelus, pope warns against using God, others for selfish aims
People should seek Jesus out of genuine love, not calculated self-interest, Pope Francis said.
True joy comes from doing God’s will, pope tells young people
Pope Francis asked young people meeting at the Medjugorje Marian shrine to follow Mary's example in wholeheartedly accepting God's will, bringing Christ to the world and being attentive to the needs of others.
Sisters unload food, feed hungry in Ho Chi Minh City’s COVID crackdown
Thirty sisters of the Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross hurriedly prepared and cooked rice, fish, meat and vegetables, packing meals in foam boxes at the kitchen in their day care center.
USCCB, Catholic groups, politicians back Mississippi in court abortion case
Catholic leaders, pro-life organizations, Republican members of Congress and several governors are among those on a long list of supporters backing Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and urging the court to reexamine its previous abortion rulings when it takes up this case in the fall.
