National/World News

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220722T1117-MICHIGAN-VETO-PREGNANCY-FUNDS-1730676-1024x671.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Michigan governor vetoes budget funds
for pregnancy, adoption resources" />

Michigan governor vetoes budget funds
for pregnancy, adoption resources

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By Detroit Catholic LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s line-item veto of more than $20 million in funding to support adoption programs, pregnancy…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220721T1031-RESPECT-LIFE-LEADERS-WOMEN-SUPPORT-1729921.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Supporting women in choosing life
is priority for diocesan pro-life leaders" />

Supporting women in choosing life
is priority for diocesan pro-life leaders

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By George P. Matysek Jr. BALTIMORE — In the 10 days following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220722T0800-POPE-OPUS-DEI-1730665-1024x719.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Pope modifies Opus Dei’s relationship
to Curia, highlighting its ‘charism’" />

Pope modifies Opus Dei’s relationship
to Curia, highlighting its ‘charism’

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Saying he wanted to highlight the spiritual gifts of Opus Dei and its contributions to the Catholic Church’s…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220721T1445-RETREATS-POST-ABORTION-1717157-1024x732.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Rachel’s Vineyard retreats
offer post-abortion healing" />

Rachel’s Vineyard retreats
offer post-abortion healing

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By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — Megan was “at first super-excited” when she learned about the concept of a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat, “but…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220720T1000-POPE-CANADA-DETAILS-1720406-1024x683.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Pope’s words in Canada may
have broader reach, official says" />

Pope’s words in Canada may
have broader reach, official says

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ July trip to Canada was born out of his meetings with the nations’ Indigenous people and…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220718T1221-TEXAS-BISHOPS-IMMIGRATION-LIFE-1717831-1024x683.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Texas bishops call for immigration
reform after migrant deaths in trailer" />

Texas bishops call for immigration
reform after migrant deaths in trailer

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By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220715T1130-POPE-CANADA-SMUDGE-1717803-683x1024.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Indigenous priest shares practices
that will be part of pope’s Canada trip" />

Indigenous priest shares practices
that will be part of pope’s Canada trip

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis travels to Canada to apologize to Indigenous communities for the way the Catholic Church joined…

<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220718T1330-TIGRAY-BLOCKADE-HINDER-1717824-1024x768.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Priest reports that blockade of Tigray
harms church’s humanitarian response" />

Priest reports that blockade of Tigray
harms church’s humanitarian response

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By Frederick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya — A continuing siege of Tigray by Ethiopian government forces is frustrating church efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to…