As the U.S. marks National Police Week, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has issued a statement honoring law enforcement officers, both living and dead.
At 8:24 p.m., on Jan. 7, 2023, a young man named Tyre Nichols was driving home, where he lived with his mother and stepfather, when he was pulled over by police. According to the timelines, one minute later Nichols was yanked from
Jason Parnell does not go anywhere without his medal featuring St. Michael the Archangel.
A U.S. marshal in Brunswick, Georgia, he believes in the protective powers of the patron saint of law enforcement officers, even though he is not Catholic.
"I am very religious,"
The head of the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia said the FBI's arrest of a prominent Catholic pro-life activist known for his sidewalk counseling outside a Philadelphia abortion facility is "a horrendous stunt to intimidate pro-lifers."
Mark Houck, 48, was arrested at his
Jeffrey Rivera, the older brother of slain New York policeman Jason Rivera, said that his brother grew up with the "burning desire" to "to wear that uniform, to wear that badge" from the time he was a small child.
"As a kid, as
Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, told the congregation at the diocese's annual Blue Mass Sept. 19 that "a good thing" brought them all together that morning.
They gathered to thank first responders, pray for their safety and remember the fallen, including
David Mills writes that it might seem paradoxical, but even bad cops rushed into the twin towers on 9/11, adding, “It’s what they’d signed up for, what they did, part of who they were. You make a commitment and you keep it.
Cristina D’Averso-Collins, director of the Office of Family Life Ministry in the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, writes about the apostolate she helped to form, the Blue Rosary Guild, which makes rosaries for law enforcement officers and promotes praying to Our Lady
Utilizing personal stories from his interactions with the New York Police Department, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a newspaper column that the city's police officers deserve better treatment and broad support on the job.
Writing July 1 in the New York Post,
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, David Mills shares the testimony of Deacon Matthew Hawkins, who recounts an experience of being stopped by police on the street for being suspected of a crime. Taken aback by the policeman’s orders, Hawkins said