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Migrant advocates show support for border bishop’s call for solidarity
Migrant advocates from around the U.S. got behind a July 18 pastoral letter issued by the bishop of the Diocese of El Paso calling for a stop to militarization along the border with Mexico and showing compassion for migrants.
Mayan Catholics meet to celebrate ‘our uniqueness,’ says ministry leader
Members of the Mayan Catholic diaspora now living all across the United States came together at a conference in Cookeville to celebrate their native culture and Catholic spirituality.
David Ripsom believes in the product he leads: Catholic Charities
The incoming lay leader for the appeal is a convert to Catholicism who over time increased his donations and his service to St. Cornelius Parish, Chadds Ford. Now he offers his leadership talents to the archdiocese.
Catholic cartoonist draws inspiration from fantasy classics, family life
Catholic cartoonist Ben Hatke's character, "Zita the Spacegirl," was named in honor of St. Zita.
Facebook restores Catholic pages after their accidental removal
Some two dozen Catholic Facebook pages could not publish content July 18 due to Facebook silently taking down their sites, which was attributed to a spam detection tool. Millions of followers were affected.
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.
Probe into elite German choir finds more than 500 boys were abused
An investigator hired by the Diocese of Regensburg has found a "culture of silence" at a church school where former students reported physical, emotional and sexual abuse against 49 members of the church from 1945 to the early 1990s.
Sierra Leone bishops say citizen action for peace key to 2018 elections
Catholic bishops there called on citizens to refrain from actions to destabilize the West African nation and to come together before next year's elections.
Cameroon bishops take legal action over prelate’s suspicious death
The bishops' conference of Cameroon launched a private lawsuit over the alleged murder of Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Bala of Bafia, whose body was found floating in a river in June.
Father Daniel Devine, pastor emeritus, laid to rest at age 80
The West Philadelphia native served as pastor at St. Agatha-St. James Parish and Assumption Parish in Feasterville. His funeral Mass was held at the parish where he celebrated his first Mass.