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Sacramento Catholic schools welcome students displaced by fires for free
Getting students back to school is just one of the monumental tasks ahead for the region with displaced families and closed schools.
Forum explores use of fetal tissue in medical research
The acquisition of tissue from aborted fetuses has become a $100 million industry, but alternatives from adult cells, umbilical cords and other ethical sources are already plentiful, said speakers at a panel in Washington.
Mother on mission to preserve legacy of young son, promote water safety
In a split second, 3-year-old Levi drowned in the pool of the beach house the Hughes family was sharing with the families of five close friends.
Michigan sisters sing at National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony
The order hit the top spot on the Billboard classical music charts a year ago with their third album, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: Christmas With the Dominican Sisters of Mary."
Texas archdiocese ‘fully cooperating’ with search of offices in abuse case
The district attorney is investigating the case of a priest of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by a man and a woman who were children when the alleged episodes occurred.
Charity head: Ultranationalism threatens believers’ religious freedom
Ultranationalism is the chief reason behind the growing number of countries ranked worse than before on guaranteeing citizens their religious freedom, according to Thomas Heine-Geldern, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need.
House passes measure to provide humanitarian aid to genocide victims
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a measure late Nov. 27 to provide humanitarian relief to genocide victims in Iraq and Syria and to hold Islamic State perpetrators accountable.
Christmas gifts nuns bought for workers at care facility allegedly stolen
Apparent good Samaritans turned out to be nothing of the sort after allegedly stealing Christmas presents from two Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Costco in Columbia near Baltimore Nov. 26.
As caravan concerns rise, bishops urge respect, compassion for migrants
Laredo's Bishop James A. Tamayo is calling church leaders and lay faithful to "extend the compassion of Christ" to those who come to Catholic churches in need.
New head of CLINIC is experienced litigator, expert on immigration law
Anna Marie Gallagher, an experienced litigator and immigration law expert, has been named the news executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., effective Feb. 1.