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Pope apologizes for church role in residential schools
"I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples," said Pope Francis, speaking July 25 near the former site of one of Canada's largest residential schools.
Pope arrives in Canada focused on elders, repentance
Landing in Edmonton July 24, Pope Francis met briefly with Indigenous and Canadian government leaders, ahead of a week-long visit during which he will ask forgiveness of First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities for residential school abuses.
Pope’s Canada trip: Beginning and ending with ‘sorry’
During his July 24-29 visit, Pope Francis will ask forgiveness for the Catholic Church's collaboration with that nation's government in abusing Indigenous children through the residential school system.
Pope modifies Opus Dei’s relationship to Curia, highlighting its ‘charism’
The order, which counts about 93,400 members, will now work with and answer to the Dicastery for Clergy, rather than the Dicastery for Bishops., said Pope Francis in a July 22 apostolic letter
Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ takes effect after appeals court lifts injunction
A July 20 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision, allowing the state to ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, with exceptions to save the life of the mother, as well as in cases of rape, incest and serious medical issues.
St. Hubert HS alumna returns as principal
Gina MacKenzie, a Class of 1993 graduate, has been appointed principal of the Bambies effective Aug. 15.
For St. Joe’s U., ‘X’ marks the spot
After graduating from Roman Catholic, point guard Xzayvier Brown said he feels "a sense of relief" now that he's heading to Hawk Hill in the fall.
Lithuanian archbishop urges firmer church stance on war in Ukraine
Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius said "much of what's happening today, including the mass deportation of Ukrainians to Siberia, strikingly resembles what happened" during Lithuania's five decades of Soviet occupation.
French report warns lack of upkeep poses danger to historic churches
Amid plummeting Mass attendance and dwindling clergy numbers, experts said thousands of historic churches, many dating from the Middle Ages, will have to be sold or demolished unless government officials allocate resources to maintain them.
Nigerian priest most recent to be kidnapped, killed
The body of Father John Cheitnum, one of two priests kidnapped by assailants July 15 from his rectory in Lere, was discovered July 19. Father Donatus Suleiman escaped abductors, among several groups attacking Catholics in recent weeks.