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Faith compels archbishop to go to march, tell ‘whole truth’ of marriage
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said June 16 that his Catholic faith requires him to "proclaim ... the whole truth" in support of traditional marriage.
Pope’s words give inmates hope, say advocates for fair sentencing
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- More than 2,000 people across the United States are currently serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as children.
Theologians at Vatican move Archbishop Sheen’s cause closer to beatification
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- The possible miracle needed for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen took another step toward papal recognition June 17 when a panel of theologians met at the Vatican, the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation announced.
Community says farewell to murdered priest; suspect in attack arrested
PHOENIX (CNS) -- Clergy, religious and laity jammed into St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Phoenix for the funeral Mass of Father Kenneth Walker June 16. Police say Father Joseph Terra was beaten during an assault at the church rectory and that the gun used in the murder of Father Walker belonged to Father Terra.
Court rules against temporary bar on HHS mandate for Catholic groups
LANSING, Mich. (CNS) -- The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, citing the government's "accommodation" for religious groups, lifted a temporary injunction that had stopped enforcement of the federal contraceptive mandate against several Catholic entities in Michigan and Tennessee while they pursued further appeals of the HHS mandate.
Pope Francis names three new auxiliary bishops for New York Archdiocese
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The three priests to be ordained bishops Aug. 4 are Msgr. John Jenik, 70, pastor of Our Lady of Refuge Parish in the Bronx and vicar for Northwest Bronx; Father John O'Hara, 68, vicar for planning; and Father Peter Byrne, 62, pastor of St. Elizabeth Church in New York City.
Any kind of abuse a ‘moral offense and crime,’ says Archbishop Carlson
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Archbishop Robert J. Carlson said June 13 he wanted to "set the record straight" and "respond to certain misconceptions" about a deposition he gave in a lawsuit involving alleged abuse by a Minnesota priest some 35 years ago.
Guns and the mentally ill: a lethal combination, but inevitable?
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The spate of shooting incidents in America continued unabated into June: Oregon, Las Vegas, California.
Violent attack on two Phoenix priests stuns, saddens church, community
Updated - PHOENIX (CNS) -- The Diocese of Phoenix is "stunned and deeply saddened" about the "tragic assault" on a downtown Phoenix church that took the life of one priest and left a second priest critically injured.
Speakers urge bishops to continue mission to families, those in need
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- Speakers addressing the U.S. bishops on the second day of their spring general assembly in New Orleans urged them to continue their ministry of caring for those in need -- even as they face obstacles -- and to reach out in a special way to couples and families.