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Lay-led investigation begins into claims bishop sexually harassed adults
The investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of adults by Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, former bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, is being led by a five-member team of laity.
Attendees leave Encuentro meeting with hopes, eagerness to share gifts
Fifth National Encuentro participants returned home from Texas energized to share their gifts and reach out across race and language barriers in their own parish and diocesan communities.
Volunteer help with cleanup after Florence called an act of ‘faith, love’
"No matter how evil Hurricane Florence could be, the force of God is even stronger. If you don't believe it, walk out in my yard and look at that mountain of debris that these people unselfishly (created)."
Speakers address palliative care, pain management, treating ‘whole person’
"Now that the pain is tolerable, I can start praying again," a sister said, according to Dr. Constantino Benedetti, of Ohio State University, speaking on effective control of physical pain Sept. 17 at the Palliative Care and Spirituality for Life conference.
Former Washington Cardinal McCarrick now living in rural Kansas friary
Archbishop McCarrick resides at St. Fidelis Friary in the city of Victoria, the archdiocese said in a statement, adding that "respect for the privacy of this arrangement is requested" out of consideration for the peace of the community of the friars who live there.
Conference celebrates ‘partnership’ between Reagan, St. John Paul II
The United States' "cold warriors" from 30 and more years ago came together to celebrate the joint efforts of Reagan and St. John Paul II to defeat communism in the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern and Central Europe.
North Carolina parishes still coping with Florence waters
North Carolina residents are still coping with the massive amounts of water from the storm and the subsequent flooding of the state's rivers.
Like St. Vincent de Paul, Ladies of Charity members see Christ in poor
Vincentian apostolic reflection is a process that helps Christians see, hear and find God in their encounters with others.
Former Washington Catholic school official arrested on embezzling charges
A former assistant superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Washington was arrested Sept. 26 after federal law enforcement officials charged him with mail fraud in a scheme to embezzle money from the archdiocese.
U.S. urged to end funding of research using tissue from aborted babies
The federal FDA will end its contract with a company whose business, said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, "is to procure aborted baby parts for research." He praised the decision yet urged the Trump administration to cease funding all such research.