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Path to healing starts with seeking forgiveness, Cardinal Wuerl says
A "Season of Healing" for sexual abuse survivors began in the Archdiocese of Washington with a Sept. 14 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
Catholic family offers a model for love, harmony among races, cultures
The new frontier for raising tolerant and inclusive people is embracing multicultural families in our homes and churches.
Addicts and their loved ones talk about life with opioid addiction
On Sept. 29 the Arlington Diocese will host its first conference on the issue -- "Seeking Hope & Healing in the Midst of the Opioid Crisis" -- to look at how it is impacting families and how the church can address this crisis.
Little Rock Diocese makes list of credible abuse allegations public
The list contains the name of one former priest who was previously identified and 11 former priests who were identified for the first time.
Signers of letter hope Vatican meeting will bring needed steps on crisis
The letter, a "personal initiative of the individual Catholic women" who have signed it, had 45,343 signatures as of late afternoon Sept. 14.
Rollback of environmental regulations spur Catholic advocates to action
The rollbacks are focused on helping industry boost profits at the expense of human health and safety and the environment.
Parishes hold listening sessions on abuse; ‘people need to be heard’
A pastor from the Albany Diocese said the reaction from local Catholics to the clergy abuse scandal is a combination of concern for the church and its future along with anger and confusion about the church that they love.
Post-Harvey aid tallied along Texas Gulf Coast, with help continuing
When Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast, John Hinojosa, president of the Galveston-Houston chapter of the Knights of Columbus, saw the Knights come alive in the recovery efforts after the storm.
Kurtz: U.S. society ‘much richer’ when church, government work together
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee for Religious Liberty told a Washington audience Sept. 12 he is concerned about a "steady movement" in the U.S. away from religious institutions and an erosion in the view that religious liberty must be valued.
Catholics join other Christians in calling for admitting more refugees
Christians in the U.S. have taken the Trump administration to task for a dramatic drop in the numbers of persecuted Christian and other refugees being admitted into the country, even though administration officials promised last year to help.