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The White House has condemned threats against pro-life organizations allegedly made by a group calling itself Jane’s Revenge. White House Assistant Press Secretary Alexandra LaManna said Wednesday that “Violence and destruction of property have no place in our country under any circumstances, and the President denounces this.” It remains an open question if Jane's Revenge, which claims to have conducted vandalism attacks on pro-life organizations across the country, is an organized group, or merely a call to action via copycat attacks on pro-life centers.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251555/white-house-condemns-pro-abortion-violence-after-new-janes-revenge-threats
The UK government announced on Thursday that it is imposing sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office said in a June 16 statement that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was being “sanctioned for his support and endorsement of Putin’s war.” The announcement came after European Union member states failed to agree on whether Patriarch Kirill should face sanctions after his name was proposed by the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU. Hungary reportedly objected to his inclusion. Numerous influential Russian citizens have been added to the UK sanctions list since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The sanctions have included asset freezes and bans on travel to the UK.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251561/uk-government-sanctions-russian-orthodox-church-leader-patriarch-kirill
Today, the Church celebrates Saint John Francis Regis, a 17th-century French Jesuit known for his zealous missionary efforts and his care for the poor and marginalized. In a 1997 letter to the Bishop of Viviers, Pope St. John Paul II commemorated the fourth centenary of St. John Francis Regis' birth, honoring him as a “lofty figure of holiness” and an example for the Church in the modern world.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-john-francis-regis-273
The Church also celebrates Saint Lutgardis, the patron saint of the blind and physically disabled. Born in the 12th century, she accepted the blindness that afflicted her for the last 11 years of her life as a gift that helped reduce the distractions of the outside world.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-lutgardis-507