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Council of Cardinals expresses ‘full solidarity’ with pope
They also said the Vatican is planning a response to allegations made against him by a former nuncio.
Sisters of Charity listen and rebuild after natural disasters
Sister Luke Boiarski is director of the disaster recovery team for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, which uses sisters, associates and lay volunteers to aid those in need.
At eucharistic congress, English cardinal prays for pardon for bishops
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster prayed for the forgiveness of bishops who had brought "the face of evil" into the Catholic Church by allowing or carrying out acts of abuse.
Cardinal Wuerl set to open ‘Season of Healing’ in response to abuse
The proposed observance will begin Sept. 14, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and was described by the cardinal as "a first step in the necessary healing process for our church" in a Sept. 6 letter to priests of the archdiocese.
Another legal fight likely looms over child immigration detention
The Trump administration is seeking to set down new rules that would allow government to detain children in immigration detention facilities -- this time accompanied by their undocumented parents -- for longer periods of time than currently allowed.
Despite hearing’s drama, some say Kavanaugh won’t make major changes
A lot of the passion against the federal judge centered on concern that if Kavanaugh gets a seat on the Supreme Court, he could vote to overturn the court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
Fear leads to silence amid suffering of sick, needy, pope says
Instead of being viewed as "an occasion to manifest care and solidarity," the sick and the suffering are often seen as problem, the pope said Sept. 9 during his Sunday Angelus address.
Build church unity, shun clericalism, pope tells new bishops
The Catholic Church needs bishops who promote unity, "not soloists singing their own tune or captains fighting personal battles," Pope Francis told new bishops from the church's mission territories.
Bishops in several European countries urge support for Pope Francis
Bishops in several European countries issued statements urging Catholics to support Pope Francis in response to a former papal nuncio's demand for his resignation.