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Millersville University chaplain leads ‘Theology on Tap’ session
Father Brian Wayne will join the St. Norbert parish young adult group for an August 13 discussion in Paoli.
Dioceses restate policy on politics after criticism of priests at rally
The dioceses posted statements on their Facebook pages after four Montana Catholic priests were strongly criticized locally and nationally for wearing clerical attire to President Donald Trump's Montana rally July 5.
In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, Christians, Muslims live together peacefully
While tense relations between religious groups contribute to violence in many parts of the world today, Christians and Muslims in the war-ravaged Nuba Mountains of Sudan say they are getting along just fine.
CRS launches water project at Vatican meeting on impact investing
Regular access to clean water is a challenge for some 2.1 billion people around the world, and Catholic Relief Services has launched an impact investment project designed to help local communities improve their water and sanitation service.
Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua
The attack on the bishops came as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent police and paramilitaries to counter protesters calling for his ouster.
St. Stanislaus hosts day trip to Divine Mercy shrine
The parish's Divine Mercy cenacle will travel to the devotion's national headquarters in Stockbridge, MA on September 19.
Hearing refugees’ stories firsthand in Lebanon heart-wrenching for bishop
"If you just listen to the radio or watch the news on TV, you don't really get the exact picture" of what life is like in that part of the world, Bishop Solis said.
President Trump picks Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Nominee
UPDATED - President Donald Trump announced July 9 that his nominee for the Supreme Court is Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington and a Catholic who once clerked for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Philippine bishops announce days of prayer, fasting, penance for peace
The bishops said they wanted to "invoke God's mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God's holy name, those who slander and bear false witness, and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality in our country."
Catholic physicians highlight lesser known dangers of contraceptive use
A team of Catholic Medical Association physicians and students are working on a comprehensive literature review of the medical effects of contraception, set to be available later this year.