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Villavicencio: Colombian city of ‘victims and victimizers’
Promoting reconciliation is a recurring theme in the pope's trip and a priority among Catholics in Colombia after five decades of armed conflicts and the signing of a peace accord between the government and the main guerrilla group.
Teachers, archdiocese reach deal on new one-year contract
The union for the 600 lay teachers in the 17 high schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese ratified an agreement with the Office for Catholic Education on Sept. 5, one day before the start of school.
Changes in clergy assignments announced
Archbishop Charles Chaput approved assignment changes for three priests and a permanent deacon Sept. 6.
Bishop Perez tells Clevelanders he wants to accompany them
Bishop Nelson J. Perez, a former Philadelphia priest, said during his installation Mass as the new head of the Cleveland Diocese that he didn't arrive with a preconceived plan of action but that he wanted to learn from the faithful.
Cardinal Caffarra, outspoken defender of marriage, family, dead at 79
Cardinal Caffarra was one of four cardinals who formally asked Pope Francis to clarify his teaching on Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried.
New East Timor leaders says he’s ready to work with church, society
After six weeks of negotiation, an alliance lead by the former revolutionary party Fretilin will lead the economically troubled Catholic nation of East Timor for the next five years.
Flying to Colombia, pope asks prayers for Venezuela
UPDATED - Flying to Colombia, with a flight plan changed to avoid Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean Sea, Pope Francis told reporters that Colombia and its neighbor, Venezuela, were in his prayers.
Catholics turn out to support ‘dreamers’ after DACA rescinded
Some in the Washington crowd had held out hope up until the moment of the announcement that President Donald Trump would make a decision with "heart," as he had earlier promised regarding the program that allows beneficiaries like her, brought to the U.S. as children without legal documentation, certain protections.
Catholic Charities USA gives $2 million for hurricane relief
One hundred percent of the funds raised as of Sept. 4 will go directly to immediate emergency assistance and long-term recovery efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey and its catastrophic flooding.
Catholic leaders sharply criticize Trump’s decision to end DACA
Catholic church leaders, immigration officials and university presidents were swift and unanimous in their condemnation of President Donald Trump's Sept. 5 decision to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals known as DACA.