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Pilgrimages Are Also Made for Walking

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Canadian Government Introduces Bill to Shield Youth From Social Media Harms

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Jun. 14 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday

From Today's Gospel: At the sight of the crowds, Jesus' heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Matt 9:36-38).

‘They Beat as One’: Why the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts Are Celebrated Side-by-Side

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Julia Greeley: Former Slave Who May Become an American Saint

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Cardinal Cupich Condemns Cross Burning in Chicago’s Grant Park

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Reaffirm commitment to multilateralism and international law, leading G7 bishops urge (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Ahead of the 52nd G7 summit, the presidents of the bishops’ conferences of the G7 nations issued a joint appeal, “Building Bridges for Peace, Justice and Human Dignity.”

The appeal calls for “reaffirming multilateralism and the primacy of international law,” “placing the human person at the heart of development and international solidarity,” “protecting children and young people in the digital age,” and “assuming a shared responsibility towards creation and displaced peoples.”

The G7 nations are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Canadian senate passes hate-crimes bill; bishops warn of threat to religious freedom (Catholic Herald)

In a 45-13 vote, the Canadian Senate approved the Combatting Hate Act, which removes an exemption in hate-crimes legislation for religious expression.

Canadian bishops previously warned that the bill threatens religious freedom.

Pope Leo appoints new head of Ethiopian Catholic Church (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., 77, as metropolitan archbishop of the Archeparchy of Addis Ababa and appointed Bishop Abune Tesfaye (Tesfasilasie) Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.J., as his successor.