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Bishop says no cover-up in priest’s case but admits lack of transparency

Lincoln Bishop James D. Conley apologized for failing to be more transparent about a pastor removed from ministry because the priest had developed "an emotionally inappropriate, non-sexual relationship with a 19-year-old male which involved alcohol."

A month after the ‘clean-up,’ a Nicaraguan community mourns three dead

In June people throughout Leon had put up barricades built of paving stones to protest the government of President Daniel Ortega for the violence against protesters since demonstrations erupted in April over reforms to the country's social security system.

Students for Life of America to rally at Senator Casey’s office

The group will meet on Aug. 11 to encourage support for the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Pittsburgh bishop says report will be ‘sad, tragic description’ of events

Bishop David Zubik also announced that the day the grand jury report is released, the diocese will release to the public the names of its clergy who have been accused of abuse.

U.S. Catholic physician a reluctant hero in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains

A U.S. physician who has won accolades for his service in a war-torn corner of Sudan said he has just done what any missionary is called to do.

Pope prays Blessed Paul VI will intercede for ‘church he loved so much’

On the 40th anniversary of the death of Blessed Paul VI, Pope Francis went into the grotto under St. Peter's Basilica to pray at his predecessor's simple tomb.

Use internet to promote tourism that respects environment, Vatican says

Cardinal Peter Turkson said the "digital transformation" of tourism has the potential for promoting happier and healthier vacations that do more to protect the natural environment and promote authentic encounters between people.

Greensburg Diocese stands ready help to abuse survivors ‘in their healing’

The Diocese of Greensburg is one of six dioceses that have been the subject of a months-long investigation by the state's attorney general into sexual abuse claims, many of which go back decades.

Cardinal Cupich: Death penalty can’t ‘rebalance the scales of justice’

Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich described how Catholic teaching on the death penalty has developed and stressed that putting people to death makes it seem that the God-given right to life is conditional.

Faith is a relationship, not a set of rules, pope says at Angelus

Doing God's will means first of all believing in Jesus and allowing love for him to translate into love for one's neighbors, Pope Francis said.