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Calm and collected, Archbishop Wood captures boys’ soccer crown in nail-biter
Senior goalie Connor Ford kept his head throughout a scoreless regulation and two sudden-death overtimes, helping the team to a 4-1 win over Roman on Oct. 28.
Delaware DOJ opens review of files of clergy, other personnel in diocese
The purpose of the review is to determine whether there are any prosecutable criminal cases that may have not come to light in previous reviews of information provided by the diocese, according to the written statement.
French bishops cite progress in tackling abuse, say more work needed
France's Catholic bishops have published a report on measures to combat sexual abuse by clergy, listing data on criminal charges and efforts by a new anti-abuse commission.
Lansdale Catholic wins first-ever soccer title in sudden-death overtime
After three years of heartbreak, the Crusaders beat out Archbishop Ryan's Ragdolls in a 1-0 victory on Oct. 28, clinching the elusive championship.
Keep faith to keep Poland independent, Catholic bishops say at centenary
"Our homeland's painful history should sensitize us to threats to the nation's spiritual freedom and sovereignty," the bishops said.
Anti-Semitism of past generations flared anew in Pittsburgh shooting
In some quarters, people thought anti-Semitism had been swept under the rug. But hiding it didn't mean getting rid of it, as was painfully evident in the murder of 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue Oct. 27.
Detroit Archdiocese unveils ‘Unleash the Gospel’ missionary movement
Hundreds of volunteers were to be dispatched to all 218 parishes. The volunteers were commissioned to encourage parishioners to take up the mission of renewal through a six-day challenge.
Keep fighting clergy abuse, say Irish church leaders
Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin warned there was "a danger of complacency or inertia or of slippage into false confidence" in the church's fight against clerical abuse.
New York bishop removed from ministry pending review of abuse claim
A New York auxiliary bishop has been removed from public ministry pending a Vatican review of a decades-old accusation of sexual abuse against him, a claim he denies, the Archdiocese of New York said in a letter released Oct. 31.
One man glad to be in court to see priest plead guilty to abuse
When Father David Poulson of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Oct. 17 to felony counts in connection with sexual assaults against one boy and the attempted assault of another boy, Jim VanSickle was there to witness it.