Read more about the article Arkansas Catholics are among 5,000 extras filmed for ‘Chosen’ episode
A crowd of about 11,000 extras, including Catholics from Arkansas, gather in Midlothian, Texas, June 8, 2022, for the filming of the "Feeding of the 5,000" episode of the popular streaming show "The Chosen." (CNS photo/courtesy Diane Hanley via Arkansas Catholic)

Arkansas Catholics are among 5,000 extras filmed for ‘Chosen’ episode

'Part of me felt I was sitting and listening to Jesus’

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Read more about the article Bishops say U.S. mass shootings have become ‘shockingly commonplace’
Jazel Ramos, niece of victim Eduardo Uvalde, cries while visiting a memorial site July 6, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill., after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade. (CNS photo/Cheney Orr, Reuters)

Bishops say U.S. mass shootings have become ‘shockingly commonplace’

’It seems there are no days of the year when our nation is not grieving the latest mass shooting’

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Read more about the article About 1,700 gather for ordination of Burmese priest in Western Kentucky
Deacon Martin Ma Na Ling of Owensboro, Ky., lies prostrate during his priestly ordination Mass at the Owensboro Sportscenter July 2, 2022. His ordination for the Owensboro Diocese took place during the July 1-4 National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics. (CNS photo/Riley Greif, Western Kentucky Catholic)

About 1,700 gather for ordination of Burmese priest in Western Kentucky

’It brings us great joy here in Kentucky to see our faith celebrated by the people of Myanmar’

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Read more about the article Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson takes the judicial oath of office as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court June 30, 2022. Administering the oath is Justice Stephen Breyer, whom she succeeds on the court due to his retirement, effective the same day. Jackson's husband, Patrick Jackson, holds the Bible during the ceremony. (CNS photo/Supreme Court of the United States, Handout via Reuters)

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as Supreme Court justice

’I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution’

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Read more about the article Archbishop asks Church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck
Debra Ponce, left, and Angelita Olvera of San Antonio mourn June 28, 2022, near the scene where dozens of immigrants were found dead inside a trailer truck a day earlier. (CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

Archbishop asks Church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck

’We pray for the souls of the ... people who died in such a cruel, inhuman manner’

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Read more about the article Supreme Court sides with coach in public school prayer case
Joe Kennedy, former assistant coach at Bremerton High School outside of Seattle, is seen in this undated photo. In a decision June 27, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Kennedy had a constitutional right to pray at the 50-yard line after his team's games. (CNS photo/courtesy First Liberty Institute)

Supreme Court sides with coach in public school prayer case

’Respect for religious expressions is indispensable to life in a free and diverse republic’

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Read more about the article New York State Catholic Conference ‘troubled’ by court’s gun law ruling
Guns are displayed in the Queens borough of New York City June 12, 2021, after a gun buyback event organized by the New York City Police Department. In a decision issued June 23, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to limit state and local governments from restricting people's ability to carrying guns outside the home. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)

New York State Catholic Conference ‘troubled’ by court’s gun law ruling

Hours after court ruling, Senate adopts gun bill

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