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Pro-life advocates are calling on President Joe Biden, and congressional Democrats, to preserve the pro-life Hyde Amendment. The amendment bars the use of taxpayer funds for most elective abortions. The policy is not permanent law, so it must be attached to individual appropriations bills in order to take effect. During his presidential campaign in 2020, Biden reversed his previous support for the amendment.
The rosary that Mary Queen of Scots took to her execution, was stolen last week. Thieves broke into a castle in southern England, and stole the rosary and other items worth more than $1.4 million.
The president of the Peruvian bishops’ conference has condemned the killing of sixteen people by the Shining Path, a communist rebel group. The attack took place on May 23rd in central Peru. Investigators believe the attack was an attempt to bully locals into not voting in Peru’s upcoming general election.
In his general audience in Rome today, Pope Francis reflected on the reality that sometimes prayers seem to go unanswered. The pope said Christians can find hope in the Resurrection, when all human longings will be fulfilled. He also encouraged Christians to meditate on the Gospels, where the response of Jesus is at times immediate, and at times delayed.
Today is the feast of the 15th-century Italian saint, Philip Neri. He is remembered for founding the Congregation of the Oratory, dedicated to preaching and teaching. He is the patron of Rome and the U-S Army Special Forces.