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Attendees leave Encuentro meeting with hopes, eagerness to share gifts
Fifth National Encuentro participants returned home from Texas energized to share their gifts and reach out across race and language barriers in their own parish and diocesan communities.
Volunteer help with cleanup after Florence called an act of ‘faith, love’
"No matter how evil Hurricane Florence could be, the force of God is even stronger. If you don't believe it, walk out in my yard and look at that mountain of debris that these people unselfishly (created)."
End of an era: Quebec Ursulines leave 17th-century monastery
In October, the majority of the 50 sisters who live in the monastery founded by St. Mary of the Incarnation will head to the Quebec borough of Beauport, where a new home for the elderly awaits them.
Relief collection invited for hurricane-flooded areas of Carolinas
Archbishop Chaput has asked that all archdiocesan parishes consider taking up a special collection Sept. 29-30 or Oct. 6-7 to support relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
Speakers address palliative care, pain management, treating ‘whole person’
"Now that the pain is tolerable, I can start praying again," a sister said, according to Dr. Constantino Benedetti, of Ohio State University, speaking on effective control of physical pain Sept. 17 at the Palliative Care and Spirituality for Life conference.
Former Washington Cardinal McCarrick now living in rural Kansas friary
Archbishop McCarrick resides at St. Fidelis Friary in the city of Victoria, the archdiocese said in a statement, adding that "respect for the privacy of this arrangement is requested" out of consideration for the peace of the community of the friars who live there.
Report: Violence against indigenous Brazilians increased in 2017
During 2017, structured violence involving the indigenous populations in Brazil increased, especially when it came to their land, according to a report released Sept. 27 by the Brazilian bishops' Indigenous Missionary Council.
Pope expels Karadima, notorious Chilean abuser, from priesthood
UPDATED - In a statement released Sept. 28, the Vatican said that Fernando Karadima was dismissed from the clerical state by the pope, who "made this exceptional decision in conscience and for the good of the church."
Catholics, Pentecostals should learn from each other, pope says
Catholics can appreciate the way Pentecostals "live their faith, give praise to God and witness to the Gospel of charity," although "often in ways different than we are used to," the pope said.
Reach out to unmarried couples, support newlyweds, pope urges
The church's outreach should extend "also to those young people who choose to live together without marrying. We must witness to them the beauty of matrimony," the pope said.