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Two archdiocesan priests honored for service by law enforcement
Father Douglas McKay received an award from the Citizens Crime Commission for his ministry to addicted persons in Philadelphia, while Father Jerome Wild was honored by Montgomery County for dissuading a man from suicide.
Australian law mandates reporting abuse admissions made in confessional
The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn has nine months to negotiate with the government on how it will work before the start of reportable conduct requirements.
Public comment invited for proposed federal Protect Life Rule
The Trump administration proposes reinstating Reagan-era regulations to prohibit federal family-planning funds from being used for abortions or referring for them. Most Americans indicate they favor the prohibition.
Beehive in Catholic school viewed as ecological, religious tool
St. John Fisher became the first Catholic school in Oregon to partner with The Bee Cause Project, an organization that has helped provide 300 educational facilities with observational hives that also deliver an ecological need.
Chilean Catholics weather fallout from clergy sexual abuse crisis
Many Catholics in Chile are struggling to deal with the clergy sexual abuse crisis that has led all Chilean bishops to offer their resignation to Pope Francis.
Panelists: Border-crossers face ICE ‘intimidation,’ brutal heat, tensions
The three panelists at a Tucson workshop on "Perspectives on Border Life" told stories from three perspectives. None of the stories were pretty.
Church in Congo suspends sacraments during Ebola outbreak
Mass continues without the sign of peace and Communion is distributed to hands rather than mouths, and the sacraments of anointing of the sick, confirmation and baptism have ceased indefinitely.
After immigrant raid, Ohio bishop says system adds to suffering
Cleveland Bishop Nelson J. Perez said he felt "a great sadness" for the more than 100 immigrants arrested in a federal raid this week and for the families separated by it. The division of families cannot be tolerated by any person of faith, he said.
Pope applauds patriarch’s call to protect the planet, protect people
Pope Francis sent his message to the patriarch on the occasion of a symposium June 5-8 in Greece, titled "Toward a Greener Attica: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People."
Church group asks #MeToo activists for solidarity with persecuted women
The letter seeks to call their attention to women who have endured sexual and psychological violence because of their faith.