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Class action request aimed at Quebec nuns for physical, sexual abuse
The Sisters of Charity of Quebec said they were "surprised" and "troubled" by allegations that children who once stayed at the Mont d'Youville orphanage in Quebec City were sexually abused not only by lay educators but also by nuns.
Young people need small, nurturing networks to help them discern
Youth are looking for a relationship "with Jesus through the faith and witness of the evangelizer," not "an encounter with a doctrine.
Campus ministry report stresses need for collaboration, more outreach
A report on Catholic campus ministry at U.S. colleges and universities found nearly nonexistent ministry at the nation's community colleges.
With Romero, the church gains a model Salvadorans have long venerated
His name is one in a sea of more than 70,000 innocent Salvadoran brothers and sisters, children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles violently killed during 12 years of conflict, and he lost his life simply by living like the unprotected masses.
Pope accepts Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation as Washington archbishop
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor.
Defenders of Jesus’ Holy Name help build parish life, too
Members of Holy Name Society groups in the region gathered Oct. 7 for Mass at Our Lady Help of Christian Parish, Abington, to pray and renew their pledge to support their parishes' works of mercy.
Young people want credibility, someone to walk with them, bishops say
Even in far-off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, a bishop said a young person asked him what the church is doing to prevent clerical sexual abuse.
Brewers chaplain finds joy in connecting his love of priesthood, sports
Father Jerry Herda of the Milwaukee Archdiocese has been a lifelong Brewers fan and for 12 seasons served as the team's Catholic chaplain.
Limousine crash ‘heartbreaking, gut-wrenching’ for New York community
UPDATED - All 17 passengers in the limo and its driver were killed when the car ran through a stop sign, struck two pedestrians and a parked car, and landed in a shallow ravine. The pedestrians also died.
Do not judge church by acts of individuals, synod observer says
The faults of one person cannot be blamed on the entire Catholic Church, Percival Holt, a 25-year-old observer at the Synod of Bishops, told reporters.