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One-stop shop: Clinic helps Guatemalans with more than health
Clinica Daniel Comboni offers medical and social services to anyone who wants them. Women can take courses geared toward self-empowerment, and children are offered supplementary education and nutrition.
New Orleans ‘Hope Monstrance’ to visit U.S. communities hit by disasters
The monstrance will travel to three U.S. communities still reeling from disasters in 2017: Houston (Hurricane Harvey); Las Vegas (the worst mass shooting in U.S. history); and Santa Rosa, California (wildfires that destroyed 5,000 homes in Sonoma County).
Richmond bishop apologizes to victims; commits to opening, reviewing files
During the Mass attended by more than 300 people in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Bishop Knestout said the church must confess its sins and express contrition for what it has done and failed to do.
Canadian bishops issue tighter rules for media accreditation
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued stricter rules for media who want to cover its annual plenary assembly to be held in Cornwall, Ontario, Sept. 24-28.
Indian Catholics celebrate unity of worship, culture at annual event
At the Indian Catholic Heritage Day at St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church in Philadelphia, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the U.S., joined faithful from across the region honoring their Catholic faith traditions.
Hundreds pray at Cathedral for healing of sex abuse crisis
Drawn by "sorrow and anger" over the latest clergy sexual abuse scandals, lay Catholics, priests and religious gathered last Friday night at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to pray for victims and church leaders.
Human sexuality is gift from God, pope says
The pope was speaking with young people from the Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne in France. The pope answered several questions on issues such as vocations, helping the poor, evangelization, living one's faith and sexuality.
Virgin Islands diocese still recovering from 2017 double hurricanes
One year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria smashed through the Virgin Islands, people remain jittery about the rest of the 2018 hurricane season.
Listening church: Pope gives new vision for Synod of Bishops
To make improve synods' structure for listening to the Catholic faithful and demonstrating a local bishop's concern for the church. Pope Francis updated rules for how a synod is prepared for, conducted and implemented.
Stanford University to remove saint’s name from some properties
Stanford University announced the changes Sept. 13, saying in a statement that St. Junipero Serra established a mission system that, while part of California history, it also was one that "inflicted great harm and violence on Native Americans."