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Press must be factual, free from manipulation, pope says
People need factual and trustworthy news that avoids sensationalism and whipping up heated reactions, Pope Francis said.
Oral arguments heard in states’ suits on religious exemption to mandate
UPDATED - The U.S. District Court in Philadelphia heard oral arguments in a suit that aims to take away the exemption granted in October to the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious employers allowing them to refuse to cover contraceptives for their employees on moral grounds.
God-given sexual identity has inherent beauty, dignity, say faith leaders
In an open letter Dec. 15, a group of 20 Catholic bishops and other religious leaders described as "deeply troubling" the movement today "to enforce the false idea -- that a man can be or become a woman or vice versa."
Australia’s Royal Commission issues final report on child sexual abuse
Among its 400 recommendations, 20 were aimed specifically at the Catholic Church, whose leaders spent three weeks in February testifying at a "Catholic wrapup."
Stories, tears flow freely for descendants of slaves Jesuits owned, sold
Descendants of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold as a group in 1838 to a Louisiana plantation by the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University in Washington described what it was like upon learning their hidden and bitter family story.
In #MeToo movement Catholic Church can play role in discussion, healing
he wave of accusations of sexual harassment, misconduct and assault from Hollywood to Capitol Hill and many places in between in recent months has been described as a revolution, a moment and a time for national reckoning.
Year in review: Counties seen as key to ongoing death penalty struggle
It's county prosecutors, most of them elected by voters, who decide whether to pursue a death sentence for murders and other crimes, said Robert Dunham, the center's executive director.
Archbishop Wood wallops foe, 49-14, for state 5A football title
Extending their winning streak to 10, the Vikings topped Gateway for their second straight state crown, fourth in five seasons and fifth in seven. They built an insurmountable 35-0 lead by halftime and never took their foot off the gas.
Prep had grown accustomed to state football titles, but not this year
Facing an undefeated team and one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, St. Joseph’s Prep came up short in the state finals. The Hawks were vying for their second straight state crown and fourth in five seasons.
‘Enough with the deaths’: Mexican clergy call out crisis
Clergy in southern Chiapas state reiterated warnings of an escalating humanitarian crisis as a land dispute has driven some 5,000 indigenous people from their communities and into the mountains to survive in cold and squalid conditions.