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Bishop says ‘deep spirituality’ in South Carolina deepens his own faith
In his 10 years in the Palmetto State, Bishop Guglielmone has reached out to people of all ages in a rapidly growing and increasingly diverse diocese.
Wheeling Jesuit University to remain open under financial exigency plan
University officials have announced cuts to staff and programs, but said the school will continue to operate under "financial exigency."
Education leader Norman Francis to receive Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal
Norman C. Francis, who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana for 47 years and has been a prominent voice in the civil rights movement, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2019 Laetare Medal.
Chaput: Look toward church’s future with optimism, not sense of defeat
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said that although people have good reason to feel anger toward the Catholic Church and fear for its future, those emotions can be viewed as signs of hope, depending on how the church responds to them.
Abortion, environment among concerns of Catholics visiting Florida Capitol
Florida Catholics had nothing but positive, faith-driven change for their home state on their minds as they met with legislators in Tallahassee for "Catholic Days at the Capitol."
Charlotte diocesan chancellor exits after alleged misconduct found credible
The alleged events occurred in the mid-1980s when Msgr. Mauricio West was the vice president for student affairs at Benedictine-run Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina.
Minnesota sister, 92, honored for lifetime of fighting for human rights
Sister Zachmann has been selected by the National Women's History Alliance as a 2019 Women's History Honoree for her lifetime work of fighting for human rights. She was being honored March 30, 2019, at an awards luncheon in Washington.
USCCB pro-life chairman praises moves to strengthen Mexico City Policy
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann said the Trump administration's move to strengthen enforcement of the policy prohibiting U.S. foreign aid to organizations that perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning.
Catholic leaders object to proposed changes in federal nutrition program
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and two leading Catholic charitable organizations are calling on a federal agency to withdraw or modify a plan to require some adults receiving food assistance to work or enroll in training programs or lose their government benefit.
High court examines potential racial bias in juries on death penalty cases
In mid-March, the U.S. Supreme Court considered possible racially biased juries in two death penalty cases. They rejected one case and listened to oral arguments in another, but in both cases, justices expressed unease.