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Baltimore priest suspended over allegations of child sex abuse from 1970s
Father Luigi Esposito, pastor at Our Lady of Pompei Church in Baltimore, was serving as associate pastor at Our Lady of Pompei when the alleged abuse occurred.
‘Mary is heart of the church,’ archbishop says in homily on new feast day
Mary is a part of Christ's "mission from the beginning," Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said in his homily for the Mass celebrating the church's new feast, Mary, Mother of the Church.
Church official cautiously optimistic about DACA bills before Congress
"They are surfacing the issue forcefully and making the House deal with it," said William Canny, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services.
Catholics among 59 arrested during ‘pray-in’ at U.S. Capitol
Catholics arrested said they willingly gave up their freedom for a few hours to object to widespread racism, voter suppression, anti-immigrant policies and inaction on poverty around the country.
Religious leaders say new NAFTA shouldn’t restrict access to medicines
Trade agreements can have enormous impacts on the ability of the sick and the poor to access the medicines they need for healing and even survival.
Catholic young adult ministry leaders discuss ‘unique moment’ in church
About 130 leaders of young adult ministries from more than 60 dioceses across the country gathered in Washington May 15-17 for the National Young Adult Ministry Summit to talk about the best ways to reach out to young adults.
Catholic college graduates urged to make difference for those in need
University of Notre Dame graduates were asked May 21 to take stock of where they are going and what they will do with their talents.
Accompanying families, reaching out to youth recurring encuentro themes
As part of the National Fifth Encuentro process, nearly 100 regional participants from Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia, gathered for the day to "encounter" each other and listen to the voices from parish communities.
Kansas, Oklahoma ‘keeping kids first’ with conscience rights law
Both states just enacted laws to "allow all capable adoption and foster care providers to serve children in need," the bishops said.
Cardinal Dolan: Separating abortion from Title X funds ‘greatly needed’
The U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman praised the Trump administration's move to ban any family planning clinic that receives federal funds from making abortion referrals or sharing space with abortion providers.