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Minnesota writer helps incarcerated women pen stories of hurt, hope
A year after graduating from the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute in 2014, Joannie Moses decided to look into the Residential Re-entry Center of Roseville. She asked center officials if she could start a writing group for women.
Gingrich, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Vatican, testifies at hearing
Gingrich, 51, affirmed the administration's commitment to protecting human rights and religious freedom and responded to questions about refugees and the environment.
Health care prescription? Regroup, cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
After efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed late July 17 in the U.S. Senate, Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation.
Ohio artist restores religious statues, stirs memories of closed parishes
Dozens of statues have been carefully restored by Lou McClung, a professional artist, who has made it his vocation to preserve artifacts from closed churches in Northeast Ohio. He displays them in what is now a 7-year-old venture called the Museum of Divine Statues.
Giving Voice network connects women religious for community, activism
Giving Voice, a network for women religious under 50, encourages participants to form a community and share their gifts with the whole network and society at large.
Erie bishop hops aboard a Harley adorned with Vatican flag for parade
American flags flew from the back of many of the more than 1,000 motorcycles participating in Erie's Roar on the Shore Bike Parade July 13. But the Harley-Davidson carrying Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of Erie was the only one that also featured a Vatican flag.
Border bishop denounces hateful words, militarization of border
Denouncing the "demonization of migrants," hateful rhetoric, the militarization of the border and a system that divides families, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, called on Catholics to heed the church's teachings to welcome the migrant.
Holy Land Festival unites Muslims, Christians in hope for restored peace
The festival cultivates a conversation of hope around the Holy Land, with many groups coming together to engage visitors with the situation of Christians and of peace in the Holy Land.
USCCB: Retain open internet ‘by strongest legal authority available’
The concept of an open internet has long been called "net neutrality," in which internet service providers neither favor nor discriminate against internet users or websites.
Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby
The baby, Charlie Gard, was born with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness, brain damage and respiratory or liver failure; it is typically fatal.