In Selma, the group crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where in 1965 some 600 Civil Rights marchers for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement.
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Catholic death penalty opponents laud commuted death sentence for inmate who didn’t pull trigger
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., announced March 10 she commuted the death sentence of Charles L. “Sonny” Burton to life in prison, a move lauded by Catholic death penalty …
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Some small farmers in the country’s impoverished Black Belt are poised to see significant returns thanks to a fledgling Catholic farming aid and grant program.
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Heather Jones, now 33, claimed that Father Sullivan had engaged in a sexual and financial relationship with her that began when she was 17.
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“The late Pope Francis really taught me about making sure that we’re mindful of those who are on the peripheries.”
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UPDATE: Alabama carries out first-ever nitrogen gas execution decried by faith leaders
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsBy Kate Scanlon Peter Jesserer Smith(OSV News) — The state of Alabama carried out the first known execution by nitrogen gas Jan. 25 after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a …
