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Dewane: Church ‘committed to ensuring fundamental right’ to health care
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops also reinforced its stand that the American Health Care Act passed by the U.S. House May 4 needs major reform -- to provide quality health care for the "voiceless," especially children, the elderly, the poor, immigrants and the seriously ill.
Church offers counseling to help students cope with trauma of London fire
Children who attended Catholic schools in the shadow of Grenfell Tower are among about 76 people who have yet to be accounted for. Police have confirmed that 30 people died in the June 14 fire, with the death toll expected to rise.
Pope taps human rights expert for integral human development office
Father Bruno-Marie Duffe, a 65-year-old priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon, was named June 16 to the No. 2 post in the dicastery to assist the prefect, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.
New child protection experts graduate from Rome’s Jesuit university
The ceremony, held June 14 at the Gregorian University, included a panel discussion with five post-doctoral students and a poster exhibition of all 24 students' final theses and research.
Italian police recover stolen relic of St. John Bosco
Inside a copper teapot in a kitchen cupboard, Italian police found the relic of St. John Bosco that had been stolen two weeks earlier from the basilica erected at his birthplace.
Mass, holy hour in Cathedral to mark Fortnight for Freedom
The Fortnight observance June 25 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul allows Catholics to respond in a united fashion to current challenges to religious liberty.
Father Kevin Kelly, pastor in South Phila., dies at 58
The pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, which will host his funeral Mass June 20, died June 13. After owning a business, he entered the seminary in 1996 along with his cousin, a priest who will preach the funeral homily.
Bishops approve revisions to guidelines on sacraments for the disabled
Approved 180-1 during the bishops' spring general assembly June 14, the revisions in the "Guidelines for the Celebration of Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities" updates a document that was adopted in 1995.
In recognizing one’s weakness, God’s strength can be found, pope says
However, recognizing one's own vulnerability is "one of the most difficult things in life," and those who fail to accept that truth about themselves set off on a path of deceit and hypocrisy, the pope said.
Convocation of Catholic leaders will be historic event, bishops told
During their spring meeting in Indianapolis, U.S. bishops were reminded that the upcoming Convocation of Catholic Leaders -- a gathering they began talking about years ago -- is right around the corner.