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Parish’s broken, renewed statue reflects wounded wider church
At a Sept. 28 Mass members of St. Gabriel Parish in Philadelphia celebrated signs of hope and healing for a scandal-scarred church in the story of a long-forgotten statue of their patron.
Attendees at Providence youth day grateful to ‘spend some time with God’
The hundreds of kids, teenagers and young adults who turned out for Providence's first Diocesan Youth Day on a Saturday in September were "Enflamed" with the love of Christ.
Suit filed against church in California seeks names of all alleged abusers
Lawyers for a Los Angeles man who claims that as a child he was abused by a priest filed a lawsuit Oct. 2 against the California Catholic Conference and 11 of California's 12 dioceses, including the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
Ladies of Charity start nonprofit home care service with Pittsburgh pilot
The leaders of Ladies of Charity USA have taken a bold step into one of the fastest-growing sectors in health care: the field of home care.
America editor explains editorial urging Kavanaugh nomination withdrawal
In an article published Oct. 2 on America magazine's website, the editor, Jesuit Father Matt Malone, defended the publication's decision to run an editorial urging Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court be withdrawn.
Norbertine brother sees caring for rescued cats at shelter as a ministry
Brother Terrence, 75, spends most afternoons cuddling with cats, petting and grooming them -- and even napping with them.
Call for senators’ ‘miserable death’ seen as more than ‘free speech’ issue
In a Sept. 29 tweet, associate professor Christine Fair, who teaches at Georgetown, said that white Republican men deserve "miserable deaths while feminists laugh as they take their last gasps."
Archbishop urges synod to use care with language on sexuality
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput told members of the Synod of Bishops that for the church "there is no such thing as an 'LGBTQ Catholic' or a 'transgender Catholic' or a 'heterosexual Catholic,' and the terms should be avoided at the synod.
Court in India denies bail to bishop accused of raping nun
A state court in southern India has denied bail to a Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun on grounds that he could influence witnesses if released from jail.
Religious brother leaves USCCB while misconduct charge investigated
In mid-September, the U.S. province of the Marist Brothers received a claim alleging Brother Henry Sammon was involved in sexual misconduct with a minor in the 1970s before he joined the Marists.