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Venezuelan cardinal rejects U.S. military intervention
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's push for an assembly designed to rewrite the nation's constitution has led to violent demonstrations. President Donald Trump threatened "a possible military option."
Clergy assignment changes announced
Archbishop Charles Chaput approved the following nine appointments for priests and a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Bishops ask for peace after white nationalist rally turns deadly
"Only the light of Christ," said a Virginia bishop and a former Philadelphia priest, "can quench the torches of hatred and violence." Bishop Francis DiLorenzo condemned the violence of a protest that left one person dead and almost two dozen injured.
Nun known as ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’ to receive state funeral
The government of Pakistan will accord a state funeral to Sister Ruth Katharina Martha Pfau, a German-born member of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary who devoted her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan.
Cardinal calls Salvadorans to reflect on true meaning of martyrdom
The country's real martyrs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador said, "never stained their hands with blood," and they were "men and women who strove to love God and their neighbors."
Sister Helen Garvey, former LCWR president, dies at 82
Sister Helen Maher Garvey, former president of both the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and of her order, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, died Aug. 6. She was 82.
Mariachi musicians know where credit goes for their talent: to God
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — Miguel Grima and his nephew Jonathan Grima may be accomplished musicians in an area mariachi band, but both know where the credit goes for their talent. “Every night, I pray and thank God for my music,” Jonathan stressed, during a break while performing at at a wedding reception. Miguel expressed […]
Bishop Cantu calls for diplomacy to ease U.S.-North Korea differences
UPDATED - In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Bishop Oscar Cantu said the "high certainty of catastrophic death and destruction from any military action must prompt the United States to work with others in the international community for a diplomatic and political solution based on dialogue."
Kenyan bishops urge calm as opposition rejects early results
Catholic bishops in Kenya called for calm in the East Africa nation, as pockets of violent postelection protests left at least five dead in opposition strongholds.
Half of archdiocesan high schools to see leadership changes
At nine of Philadelphia’s 17 archdiocesan high schools, the 2017-18 school year will open with four schools welcoming a new president, four welcoming a new principal and one with both a new president and new principal.