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Catholic high school student arrested for child porn

A senior at Msgr. Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill was arrested May 11 for allegedly tricking teen boys into sending nude photos of themselves.

Minnesota bishop denies coercing abuse victim from reporting allegation

The diocese issued the statement in response to a lawsuit filed that day against the bishop and the diocese.

Morales seeks papal intervention for Bolivian prisoners in Chile

The nine Bolivians, including seven customs workers and two soldiers, were detained March 19 in a border area and accused of robbery, carrying weapons and importing contraband, according to a Jesuit-run news service.

Convocation delegate said becoming Catholic was something he ‘had to do’

When Isaiah Burroughs, a 20-year-old student at The Catholic University of America in Washington, gets an idea in his head, he follows through with it pretty much immediately.

Go out now, share the Gospel, get messy, pope tells Quebec bishops

Without waiting for some well-researched, detailed plan with action items and measurable goals, Catholics in Quebec must go out and share the Gospel, Pope Francis told the bishops of the province.

Bots, apps, trips: U.S. mission societies connect people in many ways

Making connections -- not just collections -- drives the work of the Pontifical Mission Societies.

Pope: Spirit helps church see mortal sin in slavery, death penalty

While people once even used religious reasons to justify practices such as slavery, the death penalty and "wars of religion," over time the Holy Spirit has deepened the church's understanding of the Gospel, the pope said.

CELAM to release statement on Venezuela after hearing from its bishops

Latin American bishops will discuss the evolving political crisis in Venezuela during a four-day long assembly in El Salvador in which they are reiterating calls for the church to "go forth" and serve the poor and disadvantaged.

Since ’47, donor has asked flowers be put at Mary statue for Mother’s Day

For the past 69 years, flowers have shown up at the statue of Mary courtesy of an anonymous donor. Though parishioners enjoy the sight of the lovely flowers, no one has figured out who the donor is.

Pope says Fatima visit is pilgrimage of peace and hope

In a video message to the people of Portugal, Pope Francis said he would visit Fatima as a pilgrim of peace and to entrust the world to Mary's immaculate heart.