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Report claims church leaders long knew about Bransfield accusations
A report said U.S. and Vatican officials had for years received correspondence from parishioners concerned with excessive spending by former West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield.
Connecticut bishops urge ‘complete overhaul’ of U.S. immigration policy
The July 10 letter was sparked by the photo showing the bodies of two Salvadorans, Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez, and his daughter, Angie Valeria, both of whom drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico to the United States.
Summer soccer clinics helping refugee youths feel like part of community
Through a new partnership between Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Louisville and the Louisville City Football Club -- a professional soccer club -- refugee youth are finding joy in a familiar past time.
Church’s historic ties to slavery examined at Independence Day conference
The Archbishop Lyke Conference hosted a workshop that examined the legacy of the Maryland province of Jesuits' sale in 1838 of 272 enslaved men, women and children that helped sustain the future of Georgetown University.
CLINIC joins suit against government seeking change in asylum policy
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network joined three other organizations in filing a lawsuit against the federal government over a memo that the groups say changes the rules retroactively for unaccompanied immigrant minors seeking asylum.
Diocese looks to open temporary shelter for migrants in county facility
Catholic Community Services in the Tucson Diocese has reached a tentative agreement with Pima County to turn an unused juvenile detention facility into a temporary shelter for asylum-seekers.
Archbishop Kurtz to begin three months of treatment for cancer
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville said he has been diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer and will undergo an extended treatment plan.
Makers of ‘Unplanned’ say social media shutdown among hurdles film faced
The directors of "Unplanned," the life-affirming, story of a Planned Parenthood director turned pro-life activist, described a White House summit on social media as a needed opportunity for conservatives to discuss how Facebook, Twitter and Google are shutting out their voices.
U.S. bishop among nearly 200 faith leaders speaking against war in Iran
Two Catholic bishops are among nearly 200 faith leaders calling on President Donald Trump's administration to pursue diplomacy to resolve conflicts with Iran.
With nonprofit’s help, student debt won’t derail college grad’s vocation
"Yes, there is a vocation crisis, but we have to realize student loans are a substantial inhibitor to our vocations and the people wanting to give their lives," said Norvilia Etienne, a recent New York City college graduate.