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The Texas supreme court, on Friday, rejected a defamation lawsuit against the Lubbock diocese. The suit was filed by a former deacon, who disputed the diocese listing him as “credibly accused” of abuse of a minor. The Texas supreme court ruled, that the First Amendment shields the internal management decisions of churches, from secular courts and governments.
A new Gallup poll reveals, for the first time in two decades of surveys, more Americans believe abortion is “morally acceptable” than “morally wrong.” 47% of people surveyed found abortion to be “morally acceptable,” which is the highest tally since the poll began in 2001. 46% of those surveyed, said that they believed abortion to be “morally wrong.”
Catholics in the English seaside town of St. Ives Cornwall, were surprised Sunday to find the President of the United States at Mass in their parish church. Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended the 9 a.m. Mass at a parish in southwest England. They were in England for the G7 summit.
Pope Francis said today that “the very concept of democracy is jeopardized”, when the poor are marginalized, and treated as if they are to blame for their condition. The pope made his comments in his message for today’s World Day of the Poor.
Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Aloysius was born into a noble Italian family. He received his first Communion from St. Charles Borromeo and studied under St. Robert Bellarmine. At 18, he signed away his legal claim to his title and his family's lands and entered the Jesuits. He died a few years later after caring for plague victims in Rome, in the outbreak of 1591. He is the patron saint of youth, AIDS patients, and AIDS caregivers.