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Congo’s bishops hope to save peace pact, but see no will to act quickly
"Our latest meeting should have covered the question of governance -- but contacts between the political actors are, unfortunately, not yet realized," the bishops' conference said Jan. 24.
Pumped up by pope, anti-poverty advocates joining Vatican summit in Calif.
Pope Francis applauded the work of people from 60 countries who help the poor and the underemployed, including a longtime Detroit activist. Inspired by his words, she will meet with 600 other grassroots organizers from the U.S. next month.
French bishops release new stats on child sex abuse in church
More than 200 victims have reported child sex abuse to the French church in the past six years, according to data collected by the French bishops.
Cardinal hopes January dates for WYD in Panama won’t keep students away
With the next global celebration of World Youth Day scheduled for Jan. 22-27, 2019, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell knows many young Catholics in North America and Europe may find it a challenge to attend.
Order of Malta’s grand master resigns at pope’s request
Festing's offer to resign came after Pope Francis set up a commission to investigate Festing's removal of the order's grand chancellor, Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager.
Never underestimate the courage and wisdom of women, pope says
Women like the biblical heroine Judith are an example of trusting God amid sufferings and difficulties when it is easy to give up hope and fall into despair. "This is my opinion, but women are more courageous than men," the pope said.
Former employee sues group that advocates for victims of clergy abuse
A former director of development for Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests has charged in a wrongful termination lawsuit that SNAP is more interested in fundraising and taking kickbacks from lawyers suing the Catholic Church than in helping survivors.
Catholic schools should promote selling points, says bishop
Catholic schools should face the challenge of enrollment decline by actively promoting what they do best: their high academic achievement and their role in forming leaders, said Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio.
Longtime teacher in Pa., N.J. Catholic schools dies at 85
Sister Anne Maureen Lyons had been a Sister of St. Joseph since 1949. She taught in schools of the archdiocese and in several New Jersey dioceses, where she was born and raised.
Cardinal O’Hara’s Mary Sheehan latest in 1,000-point club
The St. Joseph's University senior, who started playing basketball at age 4 then at St. Dorothy School in Drexel Hill, continues the hoops tradition at O'Hara, where she is involved in activities off the court, too.