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Indian Catholics celebrate their faith and ethnic heritage
Two parish communities of the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Catholic rites joined to celebrate their shared Indian heritage and Christian faith with a Mass and party including Indian food, music and dance.
Just-war tests not met in North Korea situation, ethicists say
Catholic thinkers explain that a "preventive war" cannot be considered just under church teaching. "Bellicose rantings by North Korea don't constitute just cause for the use of force," said one expert. "A nuclear war would be morally reprehensible."
The 116th Annual Knights of Columbus Dinner and Dance
During its annual fundraiser, the Philadelphia chapter will honor Msgr. Walter Rossi and Dr. Monique Ruberu.
Solemn Choral Mass for the Feast of St. John Henry Newman
The prominent theologian and writer, who inspired the founding of Newman Centers on college campuses, will be honored at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bridgeport.
Traditional Latin Mass Society honors St. Michael the Archangel
A solemn Mass in extraordinary form will be celebrated as part of the feast, which also coincides with the annual conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy.
Pa. town just a memory, but thriving parish now a pilgrimage site
The abandoned town of Centralia succumbed to a mine fire, but at its edge on a hillside sits a Ukraininan Catholic church "with a true sense of holiness." A major Marian celebration is set for Aug. 27 at the church.
Catholic leaders, groups urge all Americans to confront ‘sin of racism’
From religious communities to 15 diocesan bishops to a group of Christian thinkers, the condemnation of white supremacy and the evil of racism rang out across the United States in the wake of the Charlottesville protests.
Texas governor signs bill restricting insurance coverage of abortions
Texans "will not be forced" to pay for abortions through their insurance plans, making Texas the 11th state to restrict such coverage. Meanwhile in Oregon, a new law requires health insurers to cover abortion on demand.
Syriac Catholic patriarch says West has ‘betrayed’ Christian minorities
The head of Syriac Eastern-rite Catholics, speaking near San Diego, called out the United States and European nations for not doing enough to protect Christian minorities.
Genocide of Christians continues in Middle East, says new report
A U.S. State Department report cites atrocities by Islamic State militants against religious minorities. Over the past 15 years, the number of Christians in Iraq has fallen from up to 1.4 million to 250,000 today.