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The Supreme Court's ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby was barely out of the clerk's box June 30 before pundits, partisans and parties to related lawsuits were staking out claims about what the decision means.

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz said faith-filled service is good for America because thousands of religious communities, Catholic charities and hospitals have put their faith into action in order to serve others, allowing the "light of Christ to shine in our world." The freedom to serve was the theme of this year's Fortnight for Freedom which concluded July 4.

In a narrowly tailored 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court June 30 said closely held companies may be exempted from a government requirement to include contraceptives in employee health insurance coverage under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The snowy, wet concrete and throng of reporters didn't stop Father Frank Pavone and the Rev. Patrick Mahoney from kneeling down and praying in front of the Supreme Court the morning of March 25.

Theresa Getzwiller is part of the glue that is holding together St. Michael Parish in Gila Bend. She is one of the volunteers who keep the underserved parish running.  According to a 1974 story in the Arizona Republic, Gila Bend is one of the oldest permanently settled communities in Arizona. As explained by Getzwiller, the original St. Michael's parish was built in the early 1930s out of adobe and was in a slightly different location than the current church, completed in 1964. Close to the Mexico border, the community is mostly Spanish-speaking.  

There are two women who have had a huge impact on my life as a Catholic, St. Teresa of Calcutta and Servant of God Dorothy Day. No matter how lost in my faith or angry at the world I feel, I turn to the lives of these two women. I am constantly amazed by their lives, especially their perseverance and commitment to solidarity. As Catholics, we are called to live out solidarity (one theme of Catholic Social Teaching) through recognizing that we are all one community. This theme has always held a special place in my heart because of the examples of our beloved saints.   

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints -- not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as mission territories, but women and men from every walk of life and from around the world. The 2024 celebration of World Mission Sunday Oct. 20 will be no different. Pope Francis is scheduled to declare saints: Blessed Giuseppe Allamano, founder of the Consolata Missionaries; eight Franciscan friars and three Maronite laymen who were martyred in Syria in 1860; Canada-born Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family; and Blessed Elena Guerra, an Italian nun who founded the Oblates of the Holy Spirit.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While people can get caught up in the pursuit of power and greatness, Jesus teaches that true power is found in the humility of being a servant to the most vulnerable, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus Sept. 22, the pope reflected on the day's Gospel reading from St. Mark in which the disciples are discussing who among them is the greatest, a conversation they were reluctant to share with Jesus.

PHOENIX -- In the mid-1970s, when Phoenix was a much smaller city, the area near 7th Street and Dunlap Avenue west of the current Route 51 freeway was a mix of single-family houses and small businesses. Area Catholics attended Most Holy Trinity Parish and sent their children to its elementary school. English was the majority language, but by the mid 80’s, the demographic was shifting, and Spanish became the dominant dialect.  

ROME (CNS) -- As Pope Francis poured water over their feet, dried them with a towel and kissed their feet, 12 women inmates at Rome's Rebibbia prison wept. The pope celebrated the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper March 28 at the women's prison under a tent set up outside. The 12 women whose feet were washed by Pope Francis during the liturgy sat on stools on a raised platform so the pope, who has difficulty walking, could wash their feet while seated in his wheelchair.