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Las Vegas Catholic churches, schools respond to shooting with prayers
UPDATED - "Many of our students' family members work in the hotels on the Strip so obviously there was a lot of concern when we started hearing of the horrible events that were occurring on Sunday evening," said Viatorian Brother Rob Robertson, a school counselor.
Do not let hate, violence ‘have the last word,’ says Las Vegas bishop
At an emotional interfaith prayer service at Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe told those filling the pews Oct. 2 that "in the face of tragedy we need each other."
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have faint hopes about pope’s visit
Less than 5 percent of the Rohingya know about the pope because many are illiterate and the ethnic minority community has been cut off from the rest of the world by the military and Buddhist extremists.
Building indigenous relations remains a priority for Canadian bishops
Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Lonueuil, Quebec, said a possible papal visit was not a major topic at the bishops' plenary gathering Sept. 25-29, but reconciliation with indigenous people remains high on the conference's agenda.
Social innovators meet in Rome to seek news ways to build bridges
Five winners of the 2017 BridgeBuilder Challenge gathered in Rome to share their winning ideas, which range from launching tree-planting drones that will restore mangrove trees in Myanmar to providing ethical mining jobs to former combatants in Congo.
Forty Catholic institutions plan to divest from fossil fuels
The organizations cited the call of Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', to take steps to protect the environment as well as the importance of making investments that lead to a carbon-neutral economy in an effort to address climate change.
Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala recalled for their devotion to faith
The Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala were among the early converts to Christianity in Mexico. They are considered the first martyrs in the Americas, "protomartires," because they were killed for their faith and will be canonized for that reason.
Rev. King’s words on nonviolence need to be lived today, speakers say
Sixty years ago the civil rights leader laid out his principles for acting nonviolently to seek change. Society today needs "to stop making excuses and commit to nonviolence,” said the Catholic bishop leading the Committee Against Racism.
America needs ‘new sense of our common humanity,’ says Red Mass homilist
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez on Oct. 1 asked the Supreme Court justices, government officials, lawyers and other members of the judiciary gathered at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington to renew a commitment to a government that "serves the human person."
Prefect suggests couples can be better at marriage prep than priests
Marriage ministry needs to be done by married couples because priests have "no credibility in this area," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, told a church gathering.