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Local responsibility, not disunity: Pope moves toward decentralization
Pope Francis talks about the need for a "healthy decentralization" in the Catholic Church, but how that should look and work has been a topic of debate since the Second Vatican Council.
Fallen Houston police sergeant ‘lived’ beatitudes, Texas cardinal says
Sgt. Steve A. Perez died after driving into high water during Hurricane Harvey. The 35-year veteran officer was trying to find his way to work as Harvey's record rainfall flooded hundreds of streets in the fourth largest city in the nation.
Vatican diplomat recalled from U.S. during child-porn investigation
A member of the Vatican diplomatic corps serving in Washington is involved in a criminal investigation, the Vatican said Sept. 15. The U.S. State Department notified the Holy See Aug. 21 "of a possible violation of laws relating to child pornography images."
Church facilities in Miami Archdiocese spared major damage during Irma
Even the initial reports from the hardest hit portion of the archdiocese -- the lower Keys, where the Category 4 storm made landfall Sept. 10 -- were cautiously optimistic.
Priest in constant recovery mode for parishioners who ‘lost everything’
Three weeks after Hurricane Harvey ripped through the Texas Gulf, where it first made landfall and flattened or tore apart homes and businesses in its path, residents were still picking up the pieces, literally, while dealing with no running water or electricity and limited cellphone service.
Wuerl: Pope sees ‘journeying together’ as essential to life of church
The process of "journeying together" reflects not only the pontiff's pastoral approach, but also offers a template for how priests and laypeople can accompany others to help them understand and live the faith, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said.
Mount St. Mary’s hosts weekend in honor of last Fatima apparition
The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Maryland is the site of the Oct. 13-15 observance of the last apparitions of Mary in Fatima 100 years ago, featuring rosary devotions, confessions and Mass.
Holy Land trip helps U.S. military veterans overcome PTSD
Heroes to Heroes has taken 14 groups of U.S. veterans -- including those who served in Vietnam -- to meet with their Israeli counterparts and visit holy sites. It is a peer-support program with the goal of helping achieve spiritual healing and preventing suicide.
Helping, not fame from chainsaw video, brings true joy, says Carmelite
Inspired by Carmelite Sister Margaret Ann Laechelin's example of contributing to the cleanup, families from Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, where she is the principal, have shown up to help clean around the perimeter.
Caravan of Louisiana parishioners takes supplies, hope to Harvey victims
The caravan left St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie, Louisiana, at 4:30 a.m., and the bus of volunteers arrived back home at midnight. In Beaumont, the first stop, volunteers first unloaded 18-wheelers already on site before unloading three of their own.