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Church leaders offer prayers, Mexicans pitch in after earthquake
Mexican church leaders offered prayers and urged generosity after an earthquake struck the national capital and its environs, claiming more than 240 lives -- including at least 20 children trapped in a collapsed school.
Pope prays for victims of Mexico quake
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Sept. 19 to the southeast of the city, killing hundreds.
Catholics need ‘profound renewal’ of catechesis, archbishop tells sisters
Archbishop Rino Fisichella told dozens of religious sisters gathered in Northwest Chicago Sept. 17 that there is wrong thinking among the faithful that once they receive the sacraments, they no longer have to learn their catechism.
Young Catholic entrepreneur takes lawn-mowing business to White House
The 11-year-old, who wrote a letter to Trump offering to mow the White House lawn, was invited to work for a day at the White House.
Caritas staffers in Germany juggle duties as they help refugees
They juggle many responsibilities, including providing care and support to refugees fleeing conflict and economic deprivation. At other times, Caritas workers find themselves having to give a motivational push to refugees to improve German language skills and pursue job prospects.
Encuentro process aimed at meeting needs, fostering sense of mission
Most dioceses and archdioceses around the country are holding their diocesan encuentros throughout the fall, highlighting what contributions Hispanic Catholics bring to the Catholic Church and their faith communities.
In receiving pallium, cardinal says he will ‘spend my life for the flock’
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the U.S. papal nuncio, imposed the pallium on Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the sixth archbishop of Newark, at a Sept. 14 Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Archbishop calls for peace after verdict, asks community to come together
Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis called for peace following a not guilty verdict in the trial of former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley.
Myanmar leader condemns human rights violations in speech on Rohingya
Aung San Suu Kyi avoided any mention of ethnic cleansing of some 400,000 Muslim Rohingya. She described a repatriation plan that depends on refugee documents from the very government driving the people out.
In Bolivia, when the water dries up, so does the economy
Lake Poopo dried up three years ago, and 30 million fish died almost overnight. Along with the fish went the livelihood of the residents of a few dozen Aymara and Uru communities, whose people have fished the lake for centuries.