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Panel looks at how Catholic social teaching can address polarization
Organizers said the conference was meant to be a starting point to bring about Pope Francis' vision of the church responding to human hurts and social challenges by living out the joy of the Gospel.
New Mexico archbishop prays for all ‘in harm’s way’ during wildfire
To date, the wildfire has charred over 36,000 acres and destroyed buildings on the famed Philmont Scout Ranch.
Iraq’s challenges call for proactive church, patriarch tells clergy
Cardinal-designate Louis Raphael I Sako called on the Chaldean Catholic Church and other churches to "revive all their energies" to try new approaches to rebuilding the Christian community.
Pope prays for victims of Guatemala volcano disaster
Although the death toll was at 69 people June 5, authorities believed many more may still be buried under the volcanic rubble.
Typhoon Haiyan victims in Philippines pick up pieces with church help
Through early June, the social action arm of the Catholic Church has been able to help about 1.8 million people affected by the Typhoon Haiyan that struck the central Philippines in 2013.
Cardinal-designate focuses on the pastoral at doctrinal congregation
Cardinal-designate Luis F. Ladaria Ferrer has had his share of surprises, which culminated in his appointment as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and now as a cardinal.
The pope’s man in Rome: Vicar for Rome diocese to become cardinal
Cardinal-designate Angelo De Donatis, 64, found out Pope Francis intended to make him a cardinal while listening to the car radio May 20 as he was driving home from a parish visit.
Ordination of first U.S.-born Hmong-American priest a milestone
Although he is a Twin Cities native, Father Toulee Peter Ly, 35, drew Hmong-American Catholics from around the country to the ordination, where he received holy orders with three other men.
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church makes history with two ordinations
UPDATED - In a June 2 ceremony in Tampa, Florida, Father Rajeev Philip became the second U.S.-born priest to be ordained for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. His ordination came about a month after that of U.S.-born Father Kevin Mundackal.
Catholic women speak up about #MeToo movement, sexual revolution
Speakers at a national conference noted the movement's widespread outrage over sexual harassment, but also a re-evaluation of the effects of sexual activity and a second look at encyclical "Humanae Vitae."