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Duterte spokesman says Australian nun still in danger of deportation
Sister Patricia Fox was branded an "undesirable alien" following her participation in an international fact-finding mission to look into alleged human rights abuses in Mindanao.
After Colombian election, church official urges talks with ex-guerrillas
The June 17 election of Ivan Duque, 41, has put the peace agreement between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in doubt.
Eagles’ Doug Pederson connects with talk on faith, football
The coach of the Super Bowl champions spoke of prayer and reading the Bible during a June 11 event at which the American Bible Society described its planned new museum on the role of religion in America.
Phoenixville parish fundraiser pairs BBQ cook-off with craft beers
St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, the oldest of the borough's Catholic parishes, held its inaugural “Beer-B-Q” event in early June featuring four barbeque vendors vying for a cash prize, along with fun for families.
600 Catholic institutions declare support for Paris climate pact
On the anniversary of "Laudato Si," the Catholic Climate Declaration issues a moral call to action on the environment and urges President Donald Trump to return the U.S. to an international climate change accord.
Former orphans reflect on Catholic care some 50 years later
Graduates of an archdiocesan child care system that no longer exists -- large institutions run by religious men and women -- speak about the system they often entered at birth, remained until they were of age and helped them become solid citizens.
Church must listen to young Catholics, synod prep document advises
A working document for the upcoming Synod of Bishops in Rome said young people "want to see a church that shares their situations of life in the light of Gospel rather than by preaching."
Cardinal: Dive deep into Scripture to find joy, clarity in anxious times
Joy has to be rooted in the fullness of reality, the suffering of the Cross, the glory of the Resurrection and the providence of God, not in a gooey meringue of sweetness.
Local priests on front line as protests close Nicaragua’s cities
Church leaders were cautiously welcoming some progress in the dialogue they have mediated between Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and protesters, who want him to resign.
Bishops across U.S. condemn separation, detention of migrant children
UPDATED - The country's Catholic bishops have joined a chorus of organizations, institutions and high-profile individuals urging the Trump administration to stop separating children from their parents as they seek respite in the U.S.