In France, the great Jubilee of the Sacred Heart at Paray-le-Monial draws crowds — By: Catholic News Agency

Roman Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paray-le-Monial and cloister. View from the Bourbince River, 2023. / Credit: Sanctuaire du Sacré-Cœur/www.sacrecoeur-paray.org Paris, France, Jul 18, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). For 18 months — beginning Dec. 27, 2023, through June 27, 2025 — the small town of Paray-le-Monial in the Bourgogne region of France will…

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American Catholic bishops award $10.5 million in grants from special collection money — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Lamppost Collective/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2024 / 18:05 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on National Collections announced that it has awarded $10.5 million in grants from the money that Mass-goers provided during special collections.  Bishops serving on subcommittees that oversee national collections awarded 453…

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Possible Biden effort to reform Supreme Court, add term limits draws concern from the right — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. / Credit: Bob Korn/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden intends to announce plans to reform the United States Supreme Court by adding term limits and an ethics code — a plan that has drawn concern from conservative legal scholars and support among…

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California parents sue governor over law banning notification of student gender identity — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Elliot Elias/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 17, 2024 / 13:20 pm (CNA). Nine California parents are taking legal action against California Gov. Gavin Newsom after he signed a bill on Monday prohibiting parental notification policies that require schools to inform parents if their child requests to be treated as a gender other than…

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