Details: On May 24, the school of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, which is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was vandalized in an apparent hate crime. Police officers responded on Monday to a report of a break-in at St. Rose of Lima Catholic school in Maywood, Calif. After surveying the extensive damage…

It happened in Pittsburgh: A nun and local school principal chased down a would-be wallet snatcher Tuesday afternoon, said police. Channel 11 News has learned that the principal of Sacred Heart School in Shadyside chased after a man who took a mother’s wallet outside of the school. Diocesean officials said the mother left her car…

It’s ordination season, and my neighbors to the east got into the spirit on May 15th, ordaining a fresh batch of deacons on Long Island. From Long Island Catholic: Bishop William Murphy ordained 10 men to the diaconate for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on May 15 at St. Agnes Cathedral here. The diaconate is…

North Carolina has become the latest state to consider adding these license plates — and local bishops have endorsed the idea: Anti-abortion groups want to push North Carolina legislators to allow their message onto a special license plate. About 100 activists gathered Tuesday at the General Assembly to urge lawmakers to approve a license plate…

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