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Once Iraq recaptures Mosul, people will still need help, says archbishop
"Where is the possibility of creating, of building bridges of reconciliation among the divided community?" Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda asked.
Bishops to vote for USCCB president, vice president at general assembly
Each office is elected from a slate of 10 candidates who have been nominated by their fellow bishops.
‘Today’ show’s Roker credits Catholic schools for success in life, career
"I am standing here today, as the 'Today' show weatherman, because of what I learned at Xavier High School," Roker said.
Archdiocese, evangelicals agree to work together to prevent abortion
The signing of an agreement opens the doors for Catholics to provide funds to support the work of First Image, which runs pregnancy resource centers in the Portland area.
World War II chaplain’s remains laid to rest in Dubuque Archdiocese
Nearly 75 years after his death at Pearl Harbor, Father Schmitt was coming home to his alma mater to be laid to rest.
The beauty of Grand Teton National Park is ‘it belongs to the people’
Shirley Craighead knows a thing or two about grizzly bears. She and the bears live in the same place.
Catholic log chapel is Grand Teton wonder that ‘evangelizes,’ says deacon
The chapel was constructed in 1937 before the expansion of Grand Teton National Park. It now sits within the park's boundaries and is a summer mission of Our Lady of the Mountains Church.
Listecki: Anti-Catholicism ‘equal opportunity prejudice’ in campaign
Quoting historian Arthur Schlesinger Sr., he noted the campaigns of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have engaged in "the deepest held bias in the history of the American people."
Presidential nominees spar over abortion issue as final debate opens
The candidates' remarks on abortion were quickly overshadowed by Trump's refusal to commit to an answer about whether he'd accept the results of the election if he lost: "I will look at it at the time."
Tennessee Catholic parish gets energy from nearby national park
When Huntsville, Alabama, resident Patrick Eads prepared to take his family on a trip to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park last August, he made sure to pack necessary vacation items, which included the address to the nearest Catholic church.