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Martyrdom ‘not remote possibility’ for Mindanao Catholics, priest says
Sporadic clashes continued June 9 as Philippine security forces hunted terrorist gunmen who earlier tried to occupy the southern Philippine city.
Church conference calls for treaty to assure peace on Korean peninsula
A peace treaty is needed to replace the 64-year truce between North Korea and South Korea, ending a situation where the two countries remain technically at war.
Philly native priest still saving lives, souls in Korea after 57 years
Growing up in St. Callistus Parish, Maryknoll Father Gerard Hammond has found strength in the Korean people of both North and South. At 83 he leads teams into the North to treat tuberculosis patients.
Uphold a woman’s right to contribute fully to society, pope says
The more women are involved in and contribute to communities, politics, economics and the church, the more positive changes will come about, Pope Francis said.
Prayer, patience are powerful weapons in dark times, pope says
God is close to those who suffer with patient hope and helps Christians see truly "beautiful moments" in times of darkness, the pope said June 9 in his homily during Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Annual audit of church abuse allegations shows work still needed
Church leaders were urged not to assume that "sexual abuse of minors by the clergy is a thing of the past and a distant memory," according to the 2017 report by the National Review Board.
U.S. Catholic honored as missionary, physician working in Sudan war zone
Dr. Tom Catena, a U.S. Catholic physician and missionary who serves in Sudan, has received the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.
Spanish victim of London attackers recalled for commitment to justice
The Spanish government paid tribute to a Catholic man stabbed to death as he used his skateboard to try to defend a woman from a knife-wielding terrorist in London.
For 20th year, 5K race keeps St. Dorothy Parish running
The annual race through the streets of Drexel Hill, which stepped off June 3, raises up to $15,000 for the Delaware County parish. John Pickhaver Jr., son of a race co-founder, was the overall winner.
World ignores warming, pollution of oceans at own peril, say speakers
If left unchecked, warming, pollution, and acidification of the world's oceans will have drastic socio-ecological consequences, particularly for people who depend on the water for their livelihoods.