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Myanmar cardinal sees biggest challenge as stopping ethnic conflicts
The Catholic Church is helping to rebuild Myanmar as it emerges from six decades of military rule and isolation through peace-building efforts and education, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon said in a recent interview.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s effort eyes giving poor people a voice
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is looking to bring people living in poverty together with business leaders, social service providers, government agencies and faith communities under a new neighborhood-based initiative to find long-term solutions to the challenges of being poor.
Take Action Sunday coming in support of life
Catholics in the Philadelphia Archdiocese are urged to take part on the weekend of May 20-21 in a nationwide program to contact their members of Congress about supporting the Conscience Protection Act.
Priest charged with stealing $500K from fund for clergy retirement home
Msgr. William Dombrow of the Philadelphia Archdiocese was charged by federal authorities with a scheme to embezzle funds intended to support Villa St. Joseph, Darby, the archdiocesan residence for aged and ill priests.
Venezuelan bishops call for civil disobedience in constitutional crisis
The statement followed a decision by Venezuela's Supreme Court March 29 to strip the country's opposition-controlled parliament of its powers. In two separate rulings, the court's constitutional chamber ruled that it would assume legislative duties.
Global Catholic population tops 1.28 billion; half are in 10 countries
The 2017 "Annuario Pontificio," or Vatican yearbook, and a new edition of the Vatican Statistical Yearbook report that the countries with the most Catholics are, in order: Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, United States, Italy, France, Colombia, Spain, Congo and Argentina.
Papal envoy praises ‘spiritual climate’ of Medjugorje
Polish Archbishop Henryk Hoser of Warsaw-Praga, named by Pope Francis in February to study the pastoral situation in the small town and the needs of pilgrims, held a news conference April 5 after a week in Medjugorje.
Bishops say church committed to addressing ‘scourge’ of human trafficking
Decrying "the evil of human trafficking" as an "international, national and local scourge," three Catholic bishops whose dioceses cover portions of Maryland said their state "is not immune from this tragic reality."
Cardinal, other pro-life leaders praise decision to defund U.N. agency
UPDATED - The U.S. State Department announced that it would no longer contribute to the U.N. Population Fund because of the agency's involvement in China's Population and Family Planning Law, long known as the "one-child policy."
Catholics to open climate march with Mass, prayer, Capitol Hill visits
March organizers are expecting hundreds of thousands of people to travel to Washington April 29 in a broad showing of grass-roots support for federal government action in addressing climate change.