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Families of Children Killed in Texas Floods Sue Camp Mystic, Claiming Gross Negligence

Parents of campers and counselors who died in the July 4 Texas floods said the camp leadership did little before mounting “a hopeless ‘rescue’ effort from its self-created disaster.”

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A lawsuit claims that Dick Eastland, executive director of Camp Mystic, and his son Edward, a director, wasted valuable time after a flash flooding warning was issued.
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Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants

The Roman Catholic prelates cited detainees’ lack of access to religious sacraments like communion.

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Bishop Robert Barron, a member of the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission, speaking at the White House in May. He said this week that he had raised concerns about detainees’ access to sacraments with senior officials at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Pope Leo’s Permission for Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Gives Traditionalists Hope

Pope Francis greatly limited the use of the traditional Latin Mass, believing it sowed division. Traditionalist Catholics are hoping Pope Leo charts a different path.

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A traditional Latin Mass at the Vatican on Saturday.
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