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Catholic agency hopes to reach 70,000 needy children with ‘Box of Joy’
When an individual, a family, a group or a church wants to pack a small box of Christmas joy for a needy child, "we tell them 'welcome to the world of joy,' because everyone who gives joy receives joy in return," said the president of Cross Catholic Outreach in Boca Raton.
‘Gosnell’ movie got the untold story right, says writer who covered trial
The new movie on the trial of West Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell is doing well at the box office and opening eyes, despite tepid interest by critics and theaters. See our list of local theaters showing it.
District of Columbia AG latest to join probes of clergy sex abuse
In an Oct. 23 tweet, Attorney General Karl A. Racine said his office is "investigating whether the Archdiocese of Washington covered up allegations of sexual abuse of minors."
Catholic officials say Hurricane Michael sets new bar for disaster relief
Two weeks after the storm came ashore, Michael's death toll has risen to 29 in Florida alone and a total of 39 across the Southern United States. Much of the impacted region remains without power and clean water.
Kenyan priests say terror attacks threaten Catholic churches
Although the latest attacks are concentrated the predominantly Muslim North, their impact is being felt across the country, prompting a change in how churches carry out their day-to-today business.
Quebec bishops denounce abuses aired in broadcast on Oblates
In a statement, the Quebec Assembly of Catholic Bishops told of their "indignation and shame" for the "terrible tragedy of sexual and physical abuse of minors by members of the clergy or religious communities."
Concert at the Cathedral Basilica – Westminster Williamson Voices: The Dreams That Remain
Performing music drawn from spiritual imagery inspired by life and meditation. The program includes works by Vasks, Ešenvalds, Relph, Smith, Whitbourn, Rhineberger and Runestad, as well as chant improvisation.
Bishops to start 2019 with spiritual retreat
The retreat was planned in response to Pope Francis' request to a delegation of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops leaders during a meeting at the Vatican Sept. 13. The meeting with the pope focused on the U.S. bishops' response to the widening clergy sex abuse crisis.
Catholics have divine imperative to stand with all migrants, says priest
God crossed the border from divinity to humanity, sparking a divine imperative that we stand in solidarity with those migrating in the world, a theologian said in a couple of talks he delivered in Portland.
Participants: Final synod document to focus on all young adults
The synod's final document will seek to address issues concerning all young people and not just those issues facing young men and women living in Western countries, said members participating in the Synod of Bishops.