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U.S. Bishops’ pro-life chair launches Respect Life Month and invites Catholics to “Live the Gospel of Life”

En la primera carta de San Pedro, el autor nos exhorta con estas palabras: “Sean sobrios y velen. Su adversario, el diablo, ronda como león rugiente, buscando a quién devorar. Resístanle firmes en la fe” (1 Pe 5,8-9).

In the First Letter of Saint Peter, the author admonishes us in these words, “Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith” (1 Pt 5:8-9).

Sin duda que los hispanos y los anglosajones somos distintos, y en muchas maneras. Nuestros gustos, comidas, historia e historias, figuras, etc. Una de las maneras en que reflejamos nuestras diferencias es la manera que llegamos a descubrir la identidad de una persona.

WASHINGTON —Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following statement in response to the federal executions scheduled this week:

Father Danny Grover, chaplain at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Father Alex Kroll, chaplain at Mount Saint Mary Catholic High School Father Linh Bui, chaplain at Cristo Rey Oklahoma Catholic High School 

WASHINGTON – On Sept. 11, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops submitted public comment on a proposed regulation modifying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s “Equal Access Rule” for temporary and emergency shelters. Archbishop Coakley, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty, and Bishop Konderla of Tulsa, chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, issued the following statement:

OKLAHOMA CITY – Thirty-eight organizations were awarded Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grants or contracts totaling more than $330,000 from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. The record amount of funding will be used to encourage more of Oklahoma’s students to enter STEM careers, particularly those in aerospace and aviation.

Several popular myths about COVID-19 vaccines have been gaining traction on social media in recent months, particularly in regard to messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines being developed by Moderna, Sanofi, Pfizer and a handful of other companies. I would like to consider five of these myths.