June 24, 2022

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Breaking: The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. In a 6-3 decision released today, June 24, the court ruled that abortion is no longer legal nationwide — the legality of abortion will now be determined at the state level. More about this story is available at Catholic News Agency dot com. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251247/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-dobbs-decision The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada, during which he will meet with representatives of indigenous peoples, and with indigenous Catholics. The visit to Canada will take place July 24-29, with a return flight to Rome landing on the 30th, the Vatican said Thursday. While in Canada, Francis is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for abuses committed against indigenous students in Catholic-run residential schools. In addition to a visit to Edmonton, Alberta, the pope will meet with dignitaries in Quebec City before visiting Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, to meet with residential school survivors, among others. Despite the ambitious nature of the trip, the pope is expected to participate in events in Canada for about an hour at a time, owing to the health problems the 85-year-old has experienced of late. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251619/itinerary-released-for-pope-francis-trip-to-canada-in-late-july Relatives of Holocaust survivors and victims can now look through the files of more than 2,700 Jews who sought help through Vatican channels to escape Nazi persecution before and during the Second World War. The archives have gone public on the internet at the request of Pope Francis. The files are hosted at the website for the Historical Archive of the Secretariat of State’s Section for Relati