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Supporters of the parents of Charlie Gard demonstrate outside England's high court in London July 13. Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, petitioned the court to allow them to travel with their terminally ill child to the United States for medical treatment. The court denied their request but ruled that a U.S. doctor who specializes in the baby's condition can travel to England to examine the child. (CNS photo/Andy Rain, EPA)

Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby

Catholic News Service
July 17, 2017
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The national director of Priests for Life in New York welcomed a London court’s decision allowing a U.S. doctor to go to England to examine a 10-month-old terminally ill British infant at the center of a medical and ethical debate.

Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Ill., addresses more than 2,000 delegates July 8 during the 12th National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando, Fla. The theme of the congress was drawn from words of the prophet Micah: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: Act justly, love goodness and walk humbly." (CNS photo/Jean Gonzalez, Florida Catholic)

Bishop Braxton: Justice, love must be ‘written in our hearts’ and daily actions

Jean Gonzalez
July 15, 2017
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Bishop Braxton has written extensively on the racial divide in America from a theological and pastoral perspective. “The word minority group is a term used to divide, not to unite,” he said.

Rescuers view a damaged building following an earthquake July 6 in the Philippine province of Leyte. A week after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the province, hundreds of residents continue to live in temporary shelters. (CNS photo/Ahyeng Gauit, EPA)

After quake, some Philippine communities need to be relocated

Catholic News Service
July 14, 2017
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Authorities said some 400 families in the village of Lake Danao must be moved permanently to another area. The social action arm of the Palo Archdiocese reported that more than 500 individuals continue to live in tents around the lake.

Protesters show their opposition to supporters of conservative author Anne Coulter and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Calif. Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others. (CNS photo/John G. Mabanglo, EPA)

Amid polarization, nation urged to reclaim civility through dialogue

Carolyn Mackenzie
July 12, 2017
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In a time where such polarization threatens civility in public discourse, Catholic leaders call for respect and trust in dialogue and awareness of the opinions of those with whom one disagrees.

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