DOJ to Investigate City Council’s Rejection of Proposed Mosque Development
The U S Department of Justice is investigating an Oklahoma city s denial of a rezoning request that would have allowed construction of a mosque
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Mothers of disappeared migrants plead in U.S. for help finding loved ones | Crux Now
A group of women looking for sons and daughters who were never heard from again after migrating to the U.S. traveled in mid- to late October throughout the country to plead for better immigration laws.
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Oklahoma City archbishop issues call to prayer for end to abortion, death penalty
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City has issued a call to prayer for the abolition of the death penalty and for the end to abortion in Oklahoma.
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Supreme Court keeps Texas abortion law in place, says it will review it | Crux Now
The Supreme Court said Oct. 22 that the Texas abortion law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy will remain in effect but that the court will give an expedited review of the law Nov. 1.
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Bishops urge Senate to include pro-life provisions in appropriations bills | Crux Now
The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and religious liberty committees urged U.S. Senate leaders to include the Hyde and Weldon amendments and “bipartisan pro-life provisions” in appropriations bills being advanced in the chamber.
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Man pleads guilty in St. Louis Catholic store killing | Crux Now
A former Protestant pastor accused of sexually assaulting two women inside a suburban St. Louis Catholic supply store, then killing a third when she refused his sexual demands pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges.
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Condoleeza Rice headlines Al Smith dinner; gala returns as in-person event | Crux Now
Condoleeza Rice, the former U.S. secretary of state, was the keynote speaker at the 76th annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation on Oct. 21.
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Ask God for courage to defend the voiceless, nuncio says at L.A. Red Mass | Crux Now
he papal nuncio to the United States called on members of the Los Angeles legal community to defend the voiceless of society even in the face of political pressure or the threat of being “canceled.”
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Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops | Crux Now
Less than three weeks after Biden’s visit to the Vatican on Friday, the American bishops will convene in Baltimore.
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Nebraska priest says Lakota Sioux art ‘nurtures my spirit’ | Crux Now
Father Art Faesser considers his living room his sanctuary. A small crucifix hangs on the wall. So, too, does an elaborate Sioux dress, a cradle board, drums, and dozens of authentic pieces from the Lakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.
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Indigenous prayers, dancing in San Bernardino Synod Mass spark backlash
The Diocese of San Bernardino says its opening Mass for the Synod on Synodality Oct. 17 sought to celebrate the California diocese’s rich cultural diversity and welcome those on the “periphery” of the Church.
