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Bishops form new body to address ‘sin of racism’ that ‘afflicts’ nation
Saying there is an "urgent need" to address "the sin of racism" in the country and find solutions to it, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and named one of the country's African-American Catholic bishops to chair it.
Pope: God gives hope for the future despite present-day suffering
While the world reels from terrorism, natural disasters and division, God weeps with those who suffer and offers the hope of a future full of joy and consolation, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal: Priest who fathers child has moral obligation to child, mother
"In such a moment, their welfare is the highest priority," Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley said in a statement issued after the Spotlight team at the Boston Globe produced a two-part series Aug. 16 and 17 titled "Father, my father."
Florida bishops ask commutation for death-row prisoner
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops asked Florida Gov. Rick Scott to commute the death sentence of Mark Asay, a prisoner scheduled for execution Aug. 24.
Nicaragua mission trips inspire three friends to become doctors
Drs. Rachel Johnson, Alex Olney and Anna Sulimirski Strasma began volunteering as children with Amigos for Christ, a nonprofit organization that grew out of a youth group project.
In Lebanon, Carmelite nun organizes Christians, Muslims to feed soldiers
As the Lebanese army wages an offensive against an Islamic State enclave near the border of Syria, Lebanese civilians -- Christian and Muslim -- are working side by side, not far from the frontlines, to feed some 5,000 soldiers.
Venerable church a natural place to view heavens during solar eclipse
Hundreds of solar eclipse viewers Aug. 21 watched the sky grow dim and then witnessed the spectacular dancing white corona of the sun's edge from alongside Oregon's oldest Catholic church.
Chicago sisters work to bring peace to streets torn by violence
Sisters Joanne Delehanty and Mary Pokorny are two of the many women religious in Chicago working to bring peace to streets torn by violence.
Polish archbishop thinks Vatican will recognize Medjugorje apparitions
"The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has passed all documentation to the Secretariat of State -- everything suggests the apparitions will be accepted before the year ends," said Archbishop Henryk Hoser.
Two die in earthquake on Italian island
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which struck at 8:57 p.m. local time, measured a magnitude of 4.3. Ischia is located off the coast of Naples.