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Practical and Prayerful Ways to Meet God in Nature: A Half Day Hiking Retreat for Young Adults
This half-day hiking retreat will be guided by certified Spiritual Director, Heather Makowicz, who will lead you in some concrete ways to open yourself up to encounter God who created you.
Hiking to Heal Mini Retreat- The Healing Miracles of Jesus
Come join us as we take some time out of our busy schedules to relax, unwind, and enjoy nature with the God who created you.
University students urged to help change hearts, minds about abortion
The nation's early feminists who fought for women's suffrage and other rights totally rejected abortion, Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life of America, told the Cardinals for Life student group at The Catholic University of America.
In battle for Amazon, church officials unite with indigenous communities
The Catholic Church has been present in the Amazon for centuries, but that presence has not come without errors, said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno.
Call to end Affordable Care Act is ‘immoral,’ says CHA president
An effort by the Department of Justice to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act in the courts is "unconscionable and immoral," said Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.
Five Quebec dioceses to allow external audit of sex abuse cases
In September, retired Quebec Superior Court Judge Anne-Marie Trahan will be able to consult the regular and secret files of five Catholic dioceses in the greater Montreal area, confirmed Montreal Archbishop Christian Lepine.
Church culture’s role in abuse crisis probed at conference
Experts explored how organizational behavior -- including the roles of bishop as CEO of a complex organization and spiritual leader of a flock -- may have contributed to the clerical sexual abuse crisis.
Jesus broke religious barriers, Brother Alois tells Christians, Muslims
Amid all the violence of the world, religions must be factors of peace, Brother Alois Leser, prior of the Taize community, told Christian and Muslim young adults from 43 countries.
Priests sees progress on abuse, but also resistance in some ‘quarters’
A growing understanding of the issue among church leadership and commitment to concrete measures that include lay participation will help dispel anger and eventually restore trust, Jesuit Father Hans Zollner said.
Theologians examine role of power, clericalism in the sex abuse crisis
While offering differing perspectives, Richard Gaillardetz of Boston College and Chad Pecknold of The Catholic University of America agreed March 26 that clericalism needed to be addressed if the church is to begin recovering from the scandal.