Olympic skateboarder uses sign language to quote Scripture before winning bronze — By: Catholic News Agency

Brazil’s Rayssa Leal reacts as she competes in the women’s street skateboarding final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris on July 28, 2024. / Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 15:02 pm (CNA). Rayssa Leal, a 16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder competing in the Paris…

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Catholic archbishop prays for ‘peace, healing, and justice’ after UK stabbing attack — By: Catholic News Agency

Tributes to the victims are left by well-wishers on July 30, 2024, in Southport, England. A teenager armed with a knife attacked children at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Hart Lane, Southport. / Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 17:02 pm (CNA). Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of the Archdiocese of…

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U.S. telecom company pulls Olympics ads following Last Supper parody  — By: Catholic News Agency

“C Spire drew a common-sense, appropriate line,” said Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves about the company’s decision. / Credit: QubixStudio/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 17:32 pm (CNA). The drag-queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured during the opening ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sparked outrage around the world and has led…

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Oklahoma asks state high court to force school board to cancel Catholic charter contract — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Valery Evlakhov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:02 pm (CNA). Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond this week is petitioning the state Supreme Court to force education officials to comply with an earlier court order, one that directed them to cancel the state’s contract with a Catholic charter school. The Oklahoma Supreme…

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Olympic skateboarder uses sign language to quote Scripture after winning bronze — By: Catholic News Agency

Brazil’s Rayssa Leal reacts as she competes in the women’s street skateboarding final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris on July 28, 2024. / Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2024 / 15:02 pm (CNA). Rayssa Leal, a 16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder competing in the Paris…

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