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Illinois priests say border visit reinvigorates advocacy for immigrants
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph themselves went into Egypt because they were threatened. It's part of our faith tradition to love one another and to reach out to help," Father Bob Flannery said.
DA clears Indiana bishop of misconduct, says claim has harmed prelate
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend welcomed findings by a Pennsylvania district attorney that cleared Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of wrongdoing after an allegation of misconduct was made against him.
Book tells about behind-the-scenes search for St. Peter’s bones
Two Houston men shared a journey through centuries of history and a decades-long archaeological dig under the Vatican to unveil a story reminiscent of adventurer archaeologist Indiana Jones complete with German Nazis in Rome.
Parish returns to home church sanctuary a year after Hurricane Harvey
Devastated by Hurricane Harvey, the parish returned to its original church for a Mass of Homecoming and Return.
Bishop Bransfield retires; pope orders investigation of allegations
UPDATED - Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., a former Philadelphia priest who faces allegations that he sexually harassed adults.
Women’s Catholic leadership program officially launches
A Catholic women's leadership organization, the GIVEN Institute, which aims to encourage and train young women in leadership roles in the church and society, officially launched Sept. 12.
Pittsburgh bishop asks priests to pray, fast for ‘purification of church’
Bishop David A. Zubik also invited all Catholics to join in the yearlong observance, which is taking place "in light of the scandal of child sexual abuse," the bishop said in a Sept. 11 announcement.
Supreme Court petition next step in effort to stop natural gas pipeline
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ are rooting their legal argument in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, saying that their "deeply held religious convictions about the sacredness of Earth" would be violated.
Anniversary of 9/11 marked with moments of silence, prayer, Masses
Nearly 3,000 people died in the 2001 attacks in New York City and Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon.
New Baltimore Catholic school to be named in honor of Mother Lange
Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first religious community of women of African descent, and opened the first Catholic school in the United States for black children.