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Justin Bates, right, a survivor of the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting, is comforted by his father, Rob Bates, during a candlelight vigil outside Gilroy City Hall in California July 29, 2019. The event honored those that died and were injured during the shooting a day earlier. The Diocese of San Jose held a bilingual prayer vigil July 29 for victims, survivors and first responders at St. Mary Church in Gilroy in response to the shooting that claimed three lives and injured 12 others. (CNS photo/Kate Munsch, Reuters)

Hearts ‘heavy with sadness’ over shooting at festival, San Jose bishop says

Catholic News Service
July 30, 2019
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GILROY, Calif. (CNS) — Hundreds gathered late July 29 at St. Mary’s Church for a bilingual prayer service, invited by Gilroy’s Catholic community “to come together and pray for all those affected by the senseless tragedy.” A day earlier, a gunman, later identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan, fired on the crowd attending the final […]

Pope Francis sits with women rescued from prostitution and their supporters at the Pope John XXIII Community in Rome Aug.12, 2016. The pope wrote about his visit to the community in the prologue of a new book, titled, "Crucified Women," and said prostitution was "a disgusting vice that confuses making love with venting out one's instincts by torturing a defenseless woman." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Pope: Prostitution is ‘disgusting vice’ that tortures defenseless women

Junno Arocho Esteves
July 30, 2019
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prostitution is a horrendous crime that reduces vulnerable women to tortured slaves who are at the mercy of their clients, Pope Francis said. All people of goodwill have a duty to help vulnerable women and other victims of human trafficking escape from forced sexual slavery, the pope wrote in a prologue […]

Migrants are seen after being rescued by the Libyan coast guard, in Tripoli, Libya, July 26, 2019. At least 115 migrants were believed dead after their wooden boat headed for Europe capsized near the north African coast of Libya July 25. Pope Francis in his Angelus message July 28 appealed for the international community to "act quickly" to prevent future tragedies. (CNS photo/Ismail Zitouny, Reuters)

Pope calls for quick action to prevent further migrant deaths

Catholic News Service
July 29, 2019
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Days after rescue workers recovered the bodies of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis urged the international community to “act quickly” to prevent future tragedies.

Miriam Townsend, a tenor with the Holy Comforter St. Cyprian Adult Choir from Washington, D.C., holds up a hand in praise during 12:30 p.m. Mass July 28 at St. Joseph in Fullerton. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

DC choir’s message to Baltimore County parish: ‘We’re all family’

Mary K. Tilghman
July 29, 2019
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Inspired by Archbishop Lori’s pastoral reflections on racism, the pastor of St. Joseph, Fullerton invited a Gospel choir from Washington, D.C., to the parish.

People join a rally to celebrate the resignation of Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello in San Juan July 25, 2019. The Puerto Rican bishops said July 24 that in the wake of the historic resignation island residents must continue to maintain their unity to overcome the social ills that led to the political and economic crisis. (CNS photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Puerto Rican bishops call for peace, harmony after governor’s resignation

Junno Arocho Esteves
July 29, 2019
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In the wake of the historic resignation of Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello, the people of the Caribbean island must continue to maintain their unity to overcome the social ills that led to the crisis, the Puerto Rican bishops’ conference said.

A woman holds up a noose during a Feb. 18, 2017, protest against plans to reimpose the death penalty during the Walk for Life in Manila. A senior Catholic Church official called on Philippine legislators to work for the benefit of the people and not blindly follow President Rodrigo Duterte in his drive to reinstate the death penalty. (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters)

Church official warns lawmakers over Duterte’s death penalty bid

Catholic News Service
July 27, 2019
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While the president appealed to Congress to reinstate the death penalty for “heinous crimes,” Diamante urged legislators to study whether that would solve the problem of illegal drugs.

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