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Oklahoma’s governor commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones on Thursday, just hours before his scheduled execution. The archbishop of Oklahoma City praised the decision, and the governor’s tremendous courage to grant clemency in the case. Jones will now serve life in prison, without the possibility of parole.
U-S bishops decided this week to change the name of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults— or R-C-I-A. It will now be known as Order of Christian Initiation for Adults— or O-C-I-A. The name change applies to both the process by which one enters the Church, and the book that contains the ritual text and prayers for those steps. The decision reflects greater fidelity to the original Latin.
A Christian florist who was sued after declining to create floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony, will pay a small settlement and retire. The 77-year-old florist, said she was not interested in seeking another hearing at the U-S Supreme Court, regarding her case. The U-S Supreme Court considered the case in 2018.
Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Raphael Kalinowski. Raphael lived in the mid-19th century, in Lithuania.