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Maronite Catholic officials denounce 12-hour detention of archbishop
Maronite Archbishop Moussa El-Hage of Haifa and the Holy Land was taken into custody July 18 by officers of Lebanon's General Security service, while traveling to bring humanitarian aid to residents impacted by the nation's catastrophic economic collapse.
U.S. citizens, Catholics have responsibility to promote religious freedom worldwide, say panelists
Believers of all faiths are facing repression across the globe, and "there is much more to be done" to ensure their freedom, said experts at the July 20-22 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome.
Grandparenting: Joy, anxiety, and connection, says archdiocesan senior housing resident
Elizabeth Means-Binns of St. Francis Villa said her 13 grandkids and 10 great grandkids keep her engaged as a vital link between generations, something the church celebrates on the July 24 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
Researchers study embryo transfer as way to address ectopic pregnancy
Stephen Sammut, a behavioral neuroscientist at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and his peers are looking to save both mother and baby amid the life-threatening condition.
German Synodal Path must not create new structures, doctrines, Vatican says
An unsigned July 21 "declaration of the Holy See" stated the assembly's resolutions, such as those on sexual morality and the role of women, must not become "a wound to ecclesial communion and a threat to the unity of the church."
D.C. exhibit recalls Catholic journalists’ courage in Lithuania under Soviets
"The Chronicle" underground newspaper published "just the facts" of Soviet atrocities against the church and citizens, and its legacy is now on display at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception through early September.
Covenant between humanity, environment needed, pope says
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, Pope Francis described the current climate crisis as a call for humanity, especially Christians, to "repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems."
Agencies keeping seniors, street dwellers cool during heat emergency
As the Philadelphia region battles a week of sky-high temperatures, archdiocesan outreaches are doubling down on providing water, air-conditioned spaces and love to vulnerable populations.
Amid anxious times, families need to ‘recultivate community,’ says pastoral expert
As reflections of "the Trinity's self-giving love," families are a powerful way of rebuilding social bonds fractured by COVID, gun violence and other challenges, said Mary Beth Yount of Neumann University.
Texas bishops call for immigration reform after migrant deaths in trailer
After the June 27 discovery of 53 dead and dying migrants near San Antonio, the bishops released a YouTube video in which they reminded Catholics "to never forget the sacredness of all human life in light of all this."