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Indiana attorney general asks high court to reverse block on abortion law
Signed in March 2016 by then-Gov. Mike Pence, the Dignity for the Unborn law also requires clinics and/or other health care facilities in possession of aborted or miscarried fetuses to dispose of them either by cremation or interment.
St. Agnes Parish, West Chester, still youthful after 225 years
With young families, a growing Hispanic population, vital outreach ministry and Catholic education, the mother church of Chester County is thriving today while it remembers its foundation by a Revolutionary War hero.
Ethnic minority army expels 8 priests, nuns, teachers from Myanmar
Catholic clergy and laypeople have been expelled from Myanmar's northern Shan state by a China-backed ethnic minority army.
Latin American bishops say young want a sincere, welcoming church
Bishops from Chile and Puerto Rico told the Synod of Bishops that the church must do more to help young people live out their faith and involve them in the life of the church rather than leaving them to find guidance elsewhere.
‘Watering down’ church teaching won’t attract young people, cardinal says
Just because some young people disagree with Catholic moral teaching, including in the area of sexuality, does not mean the church's teachings are unclear or should change, Cardinal Robert Sarah told the Synod of Bishops.
Many implications of Orthodox split remain unknown, says Catholic expert
The Russian Orthodox Church's rejection of the authority of the Patriarchate of Constantinople brings into question pan-Orthodox activities like international dialogue with the Catholics.
Bishop Joseph Cistone dies in Michigan at age 69
The former Philadelphia native, priest and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese who led the Diocese of Saginaw since 2009 was found dead in his residence Oct. 16. He had been battling lung cancer.
Synod groups focus on need for qualified accompaniment
The second week of discussions centered on discernment, vocations and accompaniment, and the 14 working groups, which are divided by language, each came up with a number of suggestions, critiques and recommendations for the synod's final document.
Lack of progress fighting hunger is shameful, pope says
At a time of technological and scientific progress, "we ought to feel shame" for not having advanced in "humanity and solidarity" enough to feed the world's poor, Pope Francis said.
Houston panel explores why people migrate to U.S.
A forum examined the complex web of international and local factors that influence people -- individuals ands families, not labels such as refugees -- to come to "El Norte" seeking opportunity.