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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.
John Gagliardi dies at 91; was winningest college football coach ever
The esteemed coach, who retired in 2012 at age 86 with a 489-138-11 record of coaching over 60 years, didn't do anything extraordinary in his coaching but his simple methods captured players' attention.
What is God saying with rise of secularization? Jesuit superior asks
The Catholic Church must find a way to look at secularization as an opportunity to find new ways to proclaim the Gospel, the Jesuit superior general told the Synod of Bishops.
Supreme Court examines dementia, health issues in death penalty cases
The U.S. Supreme Court is looking at two aspects of capital punishment: if an inmate with dementia should be executed if he has no memory of the crime he committed and if a death-row prisoner with a specific health problem can be executed by a less painful manner..
Working alongside migrants prepares seminarians for priesthood
Seminarians went to Washington state's bountiful apple trees, speaking "field Spanish" with Latino migrant workers and bringing the Gospel to the agricultural laborers. Watch our video.