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LCWR assembly reaffirms commitment to addressing ‘the sin of racism’
As part of their 2018 annual assembly, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious reaffirmed a 2016 LCWR resolution against racism.
After Rwanda closes churches, bishops urge protection of religious rights
The Rwandan bishops' conference urged steps be taken to ensure religious freedom after the government closed thousands of churches.
South Sudanese refugees in dire need of aid in northern Uganda
Hundreds of refugees from the South Sudan still are seeking asylum in neighboring Uganda despite a peace accord signed by opposing factions in their homeland.
Bishop discusses renewed efforts on addressing abuse claims, transparency
Claims of "priest wrongdoing" have prompted the Diocese of Lincoln to make a "thorough review" of its policies and procedures for responding to abuse allegations made against its priests.
Spanish Jesuit murdered in Peru held up as ‘exemplary’
A Spanish Jesuit priest who was found murdered in the boarding school where he lived was buried Aug. 12 in Chiriaco, in the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaen in Peru's northern Amazon region.
Assumption BVM Feasterville, All Years Reunion
All classes reunion. Dinner and dancing. BYOB. School tours will be available.
‘Mountaintop Mass’ celebrated to honor Father McGivney draws 1,000
More than 1,000 people gathered on top of Holy Land USA as Archbishop Leonard P. Blair celebrated Mass to honor Father Michael McGivney, a candidate for sainthood, founder of the Knights of Columbus and a native of Waterbury.
Filipinos welcome U.S. vow to return historic Catholic church bells
Filipinos welcomed an announcement by the United States that it planned to soon return church bells seized by American troops as trophies during the Philippine-American War more than a century ago.
Discalced Carmelites use time-honored skills to construct new monastery
The Carmelites are building a community in Fairfield to accommodate their growing numbers that have maximized their monastery in Elysburg. Pa.
Myanmar cardinal backs pope’s opposition to death penalty
The Catholic Church should never compromise its fundamental belief in the right to life, including on the issue of capital punishment, Cardinal Bo said in a statement.