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Bishops’ annual Labor Day statement scores ‘excessive inequality’
Bishop Dewane, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, pointed to a "twisted understanding of labor and laborers" that fosters deepening inequality.
Kansas nun shares memories of her brother who is on path to sainthood
Sister Marita Rother will be among those participating in a beatification ceremony for Father Stanley Rother Sept. 23, in Oklahoma City. Pope Francis acknowledged Father Rother's martyrdom in December, making him the first recognized martyr to have been born in the United States.
Priests, laypeople injured defending church property in Chinese village
Fathers Chen Jun, Gao Binglong, Ma Ning, Shen Xuezhong and several laypeople were assaulted by security officers and workers who came to demolish a building returned to the church four years ago.
Catholic Benefits Association presses Trump to end contraceptive mandate
"This is a problem that's easily remedied," Douglas C. Wilson, CBA's chief executive officer said. "It was created by Obama's regulatory administration and it can be undone by the Trump administration just as easily."
Canadian dioceses rally to help migrants, mostly Haitians, fleeing U.S.
As waves of asylum seekers continue to cross illegally into Canada from the United States, Catholic dioceses in Quebec and eastern Ontario are mobilizing to provide them with food, shelter and pastoral support.
Prayers, aid offered amid floods as Texas parishes grapple with Harvey
A number of parishes throughout the 10-county Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston assisted with flood relief as emergency shelters or donation sites Aug. 29.
Pope, Orthodox patriarch issue joint plea for care of creation
Together with the head of the Orthodox Church, Pope Francis urged people to be respectful and responsible toward creation while being aware of how disrupted ecosystems impact the poor.
In Chile, women in crisis turn to Catholic foundation for help
In a country that just recently legalized abortion in some circumstances, women who give up their children for adoption face a stigma.
Pope: God wants people to dream big, not listen to cynics
"Please, make sure we do not pay attention to disappointed and unhappy people; let us not listen to those who cynically plead not to cultivate hope in life," he said Aug. 30 during his weekly general audience.
Pilgrims journey to former Pennsylvania coal town to offer Marian prayer
Nearly 400 people made the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia's pilgrimage to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Centralia, Pa., for the second annual "A Call to Prayer" on the eve of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God.