More than 70 years after gay rights activist Harvey Milk was forced out of the US Navy due to his sexuality, the service launched a ship named in his honor. On Saturday, the USNS Harvey Milk set sail in San Diego, one of six ships dedicated to prominent civil rights leaders, including Sojourner Truth, John Lewis, and Robert F. Kennedy.

POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and