The Supreme Court June 21 upheld a federal ban on the possession of firearms by domestic abusers, rejecting an argument that the ban violated the Second Amendment.

Mental health, discrimination against minorities, including LGBTQ+ people, and a desire to be included more in church life were some of the concerns young college students shared with Pope Francis on a Zoom conference call.

There are no compromises when it comes to human life, Pope Francis said.

Each day, the perpetual pilgrims stop at parishes, Catholic institutions or secular sites for Mass, eucharistic processions and other worship. Their continuous companion is the Eucharist, carried in a specially designed monstrance or reserved in a special tabernacle in their support van.

Father Khalil Ja’ar, pastor at Mary Mother of the Church, who runs the school, aids Iraqi Christians who escaped from Islamic State militants to neighboring Jordan.