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Chaldean bishops urge perseverance, preserving identity
Chaldean Catholic bishops urged their people -- particularly those who have immigrated to other countries from their homelands -- to persevere and to hold onto their Chaldean faith and identity.
Spanish church leaders seek unity as Catalonia considers independence
Spanish Christians should follow the Gospel’s “calls not for fragmentation and division, but for unity and integration,” said a Spanish cardinal as politicians in Catalonia prepared to debate independence.
South Carolina students, Catholic Charities mobilize to aid storm victims
In a demonstration of what charity is all about, students in the Diocese of Charleston -- like people across the nation -- are trying to help victims of the three massive hurricanes that unleashed their fury on the U.S. mainland and islands in the Caribbean.
Australia’s top bishops visit Vatican for talks on restoring trust
The top leaders of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference and chair of the church's Truth, Justice and Healing Council met with Vatican officials to discuss issues emerging from national investigations into the abuse of minors.
Help defend democracy, vote for governors, say Venezuelan bishops
Venezuelans will elect governors for all 23 states Oct. 15. Divisions remain among government critics regarding the process; many advocated continuing street protests against the government instead of participating in the election.
Las Vegas: Trauma real even when not acknowledged, psychologists say
The thousands of people at the country music festival Oct. 1 in Las Vegas that turned into the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history are likely to have suffered trauma even if they weren't wounded.
Bishop Vasquez urges U.S. to help solve expanding Rohingya crisis
Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, said in written testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Oct. 5 that the situation affecting the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar deserves "safe, humane and voluntary durable solutions" as they struggle amid violence that has caused them to flee their homeland.
Pope names Florida priest auxiliary bishop for Orange, California
The appointment was announced in Washington Oct. 6 by Msgr. Walter Erbi, charge d'affaires at the Vatican's nunciature in Washington.
Survey shows most Americans support celebrating Columbus Day
Three-quarters of surveyed Americans believe that Columbus and other historical figures should be judged by the standards of conduct of their own lifetimes, as opposed to modern standards.
Canon law must serve Vatican II vision of the church, pope says
The Catholic Church's Code of Canon Law is an instrument that must serve the church's pastoral mission of bringing God's mercy to all and leading them to salvation, Pope Francis said.