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‘Krakow in the Capital’ to provide a World Youth Day experience in U.S.
Jonathan Lewis, director of young adult ministry and evangelization for the Archdiocese of Washington and organizer of the event, said it is a response to the call Pope Francis made that the church go out into the margins and invite people in.
Pope appoints head of Catholic University of America to Vatican agency
John Garvey was named to the Agency for the Evaluation and Promotion of Quality in Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties.
Spirit of flood victims ‘great example’ to all, says West Virginia bishop
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston visited flood-devastated Richwood July 18 to see the progress of recovery in the town following the historic flooding in June that claimed the lives of 23 people across the state.
In keynote, Courage’s executive director focuses on sacrifice of chastity
Founded in 1980, Courage International's goal is to help Catholics with same-sex attraction in spiritual matters. It emphasizes chastity.
Mercy ‘sets our hearts free,’ bishop says at Mass for Native Americans
"Mercy doesn't come easily and may have a personal cost," he acknowledged. "But it's a gift that sets our hearts free, lowers blood pressure and gives our body much needed rest."
Catholics seek to change narrative of violence for denizens of Holy Land
The event was designed to show the daily life and culture of those who live in the Holy Land, and it did just that when one of the Palestinian Christians who was supposed to be present for a live video chat showed up late because he was detained at an Israeli checkpoint.
Criminal charges against Minnesota archdiocese dropped
After a prosecutor dropped charges, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda admitted July 20 that the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis failed in its handling of a former priest who pleaded guilty to abusing three brothers.
Cleveland Diocese begins education efforts on ‘Faithful Citizenship’
"They (the bishops) make it very clear that we don't give up any aspect of citizenship to be a Catholic," Sister Ryan said.
Shootings of law enforcement officers shock victims’ friends
"The issue is not 'how you handle blacks or whites' but how you handle people" said Deacon Alfred Adams, emphasizing the issue is deeper than race -- it is a humanitarian issue.
New Yorkers gather to pray for local nun missing in Austria
Sister Eileen, 72, has not been heard from since July 6, when she notified her nephew in Long Island via an email from her iPad that she had arrived at a hostel in the Alpine village of Hallstatt, Austria.