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Bishops hear details on 2017 Orlando convocation for Catholic leaders
A 2017 convocation for Catholic leaders represents "a new way of reaching and teaching our people," Bishop Richard W. Malone of Buffalo, New York, told the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 16 in Baltimore.
Paris violence won’t alter church outreach to refugees, USCCB head says
Church resettlement programs in the United States will continue to aid refugees who are fleeing violence and social ills despite calls that the country's borders should be closed to anyone but Christians.
U.S. Catholics offer prayers, condolences after ‘horrific’ Paris attacks
"Through their suffering, courage and compassion, Parisians are reminding us that the common bond of humanity is strongest when the need is greatest."
Missouri’s 72-hour waiting period for abortion seen as ‘gift to women’
A consent form for a survey notes that the purpose of the study is to "better understand why a significant number of women sign the 72-hour consent form to have an abortion, but then never return to the clinic to have the abortion procedure."
Life of Father Augustus Tolton, the son of slaves, reads like a novel
The life of Father Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel, but now it is illustrated in full color in a new graphic book produced in partnership with Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago and Editions du Signe in France.
Some believe Keystone pipeline through country’s midsection is not dead yet
President Barack Obama may have denied the permit for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta in western Canada to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, but Nebraskans Susan and Jim Dunavan aren't so sure the $8-billion project is dead yet.
Faith leaders ask U.S. to help meet growing needs of Ukraine’s people
"Time is of the essence" to get humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine as winter sets in, a group of Ukrainian religious leaders said in a Nov. 9 appeal to President Barack Obama.
Young women invited to attend leadership forum in June
Some 300 young women interested in using their talents to serve the Catholic Church and the world will be part of a weeklong conference in June sponsored by the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious.
Religious leaders, advocates call ruling on deferred deportation unjust
The Nov. 9 ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a Texas-based federal judge's injunction against President Barack Obama's executive order to protect from deportation immigrants who came to the U.S. as children or the immigrant parents of children are U.S. citizens or legal residents of this country.
Layman sees Vatican finance reforms being model for dioceses worldwide
Joseph F. X. Zahra, the council's deputy coordinator, said his group identified dioceses that exercise good financial management, operate in "an open, transparent manner" and have "the right controls in place to avoid misuse of funds."